NRS 244.1505 Expenditure
of public money; grant of public money and donation of certain property to
certain nonprofit organizations or governmental entities.

NRS 244.1507 Consolidation
or division of powers and duties of county offices in counties whose population
is less than 45,000: Mechanism; prerequisites; timing.

NRS 244.151 Department
of public works: Creation; director and employees.

NRS 244.152 Public
works: County’s powers subordinate to powers of Nevada Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency. [Effective upon the proclamation by the Governor of this State of the
withdrawal by the State of California from the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact
or of a finding by the Governor of this State that the Tahoe Regional Planning
Agency has become unable to perform its duties or exercise its powers.]

NRS 244.2641 “Regional
transportation commission” defined. [Effective on the earlier of October 1,
2015, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles
notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that
sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the
provisions of chapter 472, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2812.]

NRS 244.2643 Adoption
of program authorized in certain counties. [Effective on the earlier of October
1, 2015, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles
notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that
sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to carry out the
provisions of chapter 472, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2812.]

NRS 244.2645 Complete
Streets Fund to be created in certain counties; creation of fund; deposits;
administration. [Effective on the earlier of October 1, 2015, or the date on
which the Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor
and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources
are available to enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter
472, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 2812.]

NRS 244.278 Maintenance
and repair of dedicated streets or easements acquired by general improvement
district.

NRS 244.279 Sale
or lease of right-of-way or water rights to public utility.

NRS 244.2795 Sale
or lease of certain real property: Appraisal required; qualifications and
selection of appraisers; disclosure statements; interest of appraiser or
related person in property or adjoining property prohibited; effect of sale or
lease in violation of section.

NRS 244.281 Sale
or lease of certain real property: Determination that sale or lease is in best
interest of county; notice; appraisal; exceptions; second offering; effect of
sale or lease in violation of section.

NRS 244.2815 Sale,
lease or disposal of real property of county for redevelopment or economic
development; requirements.

NRS 244.284 Lease
or conveyance of real property of county to corporation for public benefit.

NRS 244.286 Lease
or lease-purchase agreement for construction or remodeling of building or
facility; conveyance of property; applicability of certain provisions to
agreement for construction or remodeling of building or facility.

NRS 244.287 Conveyance
of property to nonprofit organization for development of affordable housing:
Application; public hearing; conditions; annual list of property conveyed;
subordination of interest in property conveyed.

NRS 244.2961 Creation
and administration of district; regulation of explosive, combustible or
inflammable material; duties of employees; certain counties to adopt ordinance
pertaining to transportation of sick or injured persons to medical facilities.

NRS 244.2962 County
commissioners in certain counties to submit reports to Legislature with certain
information concerning transport of person to medical facility by each fire
department and ambulance service in county.

NRS 244.299 Labor,
studies and activities of children committed to camp.

RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL
CENTERS

NRS 244.300 Operation,
maintenance and improvement of parks, golf courses and other centers to which
county holds title.

NRS 244.305 Acquisition
of land for park, recreational, cultural and memorial purposes.

NRS 244.306 Operation
and maintenance of swimming pools and other centers acquired by gift.

NRS 244.307 Expenditure
of county money for construction, improvement or repair of facilities owned by
city or school district.

NRS 244.30701 Sale
of naming rights relating to county-owned shooting range in county whose
population is 700,000 or more: Ordinance establishing procedures for sale;
enterprise fund for proceeds of sale, fees or charges and other money received
for range.

NRS 244.33503 Continuation
of license tax in county whose population is 100,000 or more; use of proceeds;
pledge of proceeds.

NRS 244.33505 Business
required to submit affidavit or attestation concerning industrial insurance
upon application for license or post office box; provision by county of monthly
list to Division of Industrial Relations; board of county commissioners to
provide business with document setting forth rights and responsibilities of
employers and employees for promotion of safety in workplace.

NRS 244.33506 Application
for or renewal of license, permit or certificate: Statement regarding
obligation of child support required; grounds for denial; duty of board of
county commissioners. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. §
666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with
certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 244.33507 Application
for issuance of license, permit or certificate: Social security number
required. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the
federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding,
suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

NRS 244.33508 Mandatory
suspension of license, certificate or permit for failure to pay child support
or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement. [Effective until
the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state
to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the
professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support
arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity
or child support proceedings.]

NRS 244.33509 Imposition
of civil penalty in lieu of criminal penalty for violation of certain
ordinances concerning licensing or regulation of businesses.

NRS 244.33561 Additional
mandatory tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging in certain counties:
Imposition and collection; limitation; schedule for payment; penalty and
interest for late payment.

NRS 244.3357 Taxes
on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Annual report to Department of
Taxation.

NRS 244.3358 Taxes
on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Assignment of certain proceeds by
certain counties to general improvement district furnishing recreational
facilities; use of proceeds assigned; pledge of proceeds prohibits revocation
of assignment.

NRS 244.3359 Taxes
on rental of transient lodging: Limitations on imposition of new tax and on
increase in rate of existing tax; legislative declaration; exceptions.

NRS 244.3603 Abatement
of chronic nuisances: Adoption and contents of ordinance; closure of property
by court order; civil penalties; special assessment against property to recover
costs of abatement.

NRS 244.3605 Abatement
of dangerous structures or conditions, rubbish, abandoned or junk vehicles,
noxious plant growth and other public nuisances: Adoption and contents of
ordinance; civil penalties; special assessment against property to recover
costs of abatement.

NRS 244.3607 Recovery
by county of costs of relocating tenants resulting from nuisance or other
condition: Notice; hearing; appeal.

NRS 244.3651 Program
to provide financial assistance to persons to connect to public water or sewer
system under certain circumstances in county whose population is 100,000 or
more but less than 700,000.

NRS 244.3653 Program
to provide financial assistance to owners of public or private property, to
make such property resistant to flood damage, in county whose population is
100,000 or more but less than 700,000.

NRS 244.3655 Requiring
users of certain water systems to connect into system provided by public
utility or public entity; assessment of costs of connection.

NRS 244.386 Preservation
of endangered species or subspecies in county whose population is 700,000 or
more: General powers; fee for construction or grading of land in unincorporated
areas; creation of enterprise fund.

NRS 244.418 Establishment
of toll-free telephone number in county whose population is 700,000 or more to
report alleged violations of rules or regulations pertaining to aircraft noise;
maintenance of record of complaints.

NRS 244.010Minimum number of county commissioners.Except
as provided in NRS 244.011, 244.014
and 244.016, each board of county commissioners of
the several counties shall consist of three members; and not more than three
county commissioners shall be elected or appointed to such office in any
county.

NRS 244.011Change in number of county commissioners in county whose
population is less than 100,000.

1. In each county whose population is less
than 100,000, the board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, provide that
the board of county commissioners consists of five members. Upon enactment of
the ordinance, the board of county commissioners shall submit the ordinance to
the registered voters of the county at the next primary or general election.
The voters at the election shall vote on the question, “Shall the board of
county commissioners be increased to five members.” If a majority of votes cast
approve the question, the ordinance becomes effective upon certification of the
vote by the county clerk, otherwise, the ordinance does not become effective.

2. If the ordinance becomes effective, the
two additional members must be elected at the next general election. One member
must be elected to an initial 2-year term and the other member must be elected
to an initial 4-year term. The county clerk shall, on or before the first
Monday in June of the year in which the election is to be held, designate which
new position on the board will consist of a 2-year term and which will consist
of a 4-year term. When the initial terms expire, subsequent terms for each new
position are for 4 years.

3. A board of county commissioners
increased to five members pursuant to this section may be decreased to three
members in accordance with the provisions of subsection 4.

4. The board of county commissioners may,
by ordinance, provide that the board of county commissioners consists of three
members. Upon enactment of the ordinance, the board of county commissioners
shall submit the ordinance to the registered voters of the county at the next
primary or general election. The voters at the election shall vote on the
question, “Shall the board of county commissioners be decreased to three
members.” If a majority of votes cast approve the question, the ordinance
becomes effective upon certification of the vote by the county clerk,
otherwise, the ordinance does not become effective.

5. If the ordinance enacted pursuant to
subsection 4 becomes effective, two seats on the board of county commissioners
must be abolished as follows:

(a) If three seats are scheduled for election at
the next general election, only one seat may come up for election.

(b) If two seats are scheduled for election at
the next general election:

(1) Only one seat may come up for
election; and

(2) One of the three seats elected at the
preceding general election must be abolished effective at midnight of the day
preceding the first Monday in January following the next general election.

Ê The board of
county commissioners shall draw lots to determine which seats must be abolished
pursuant to this subsection.

NRS 244.014Number and terms of county commissioners in county whose
population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000; commissioners’ districts.In each county whose population is 100,000 or
more but less than 700,000:

1. At the general election in 1976, and
every 4 years thereafter, two county commissioners must be elected respectively
from two of the county commissioner election districts established pursuant to
this chapter.

2. At the general election in 1978, and
every 4 years thereafter, three county commissioners must be elected
respectively from three of the county commissioner election districts
established pursuant to this chapter.

3. The board of county commissioners shall
establish five county commissioner election districts which must be as nearly
equal in population as practicable. Each such district must be composed of
entirely contiguous territory and be as compact as possible.

NRS 244.016Number of county commissioners in county whose population is
700,000 or more; commissioners’ districts.

1. In each county whose population is
700,000 or more, the board of county commissioners consists of seven members.
Each member must be a resident of, and elected by the registered voters of, a
county commissioner election district established pursuant to this chapter.

2. The board of county commissioners shall
establish seven county commissioner election districts which must be as nearly
equal in population as practicable, and each of which must be composed entirely
of contiguous territory and be as compact as possible.

NRS 244.018Establishment of additional or changed commissioners’ districts:
Manner of electing county commissioners.

1. If new or changed county commissioner
election districts must be established because of changes in population or
applicable law, the board of county commissioners shall establish those
districts by ordinance and provide for the election from specified districts of
the proper numbers of county commissioners for 4-year and 2-year terms
respectively so that the numbers of county commissioners to be elected at each
general election thereafter will be as nearly equal as possible.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.011, if at the time a general election is to
be conducted for the election of county commissioners from new districts there
is incumbent any county commissioner, elected at large or from a validly
established election district, whose term extends beyond the first Monday of
January of the following year, such incumbent county commissioner is entitled
to serve out that term and shall be deemed to represent the new district in
which he or she resides.

NRS 244.027Election of county commissioners in county whose population is
less than 100,000 and which has not been divided into commissioners’ districts.

1. Whenever two or more members of a board
of county commissioners are to be elected at the same election for the same
term in any county in this state having less than 100,000 population, and the
county has not been divided into commissioner districts in the manner provided
by NRS 244.050, the county clerk shall designate
the offices to be filled alphabetically or numerically. Such designation shall
be made on or before the first Monday in June of the year in which such
election is held.

2. For purposes of election the offices
shall be considered separate offices and no declaration of candidacy or
acceptance of candidacy shall be accepted unless such declaration or acceptance
indicates the particular office for which the declaration or acceptance is
filed.

(Added to NRS by 1971, 75)

NRS 244.030Term of office of county commissioners.County
commissioners shall enter upon their duties on the first Monday of January
succeeding their election, and, except for 2-year terms established pursuant to
NRS 244.018, shall hold their offices for 4 years
as provided in this chapter; and the term of office shall expire at 12 p.m. of
the day preceding the first Monday in January following a general election.

NRS 244.035County commissioners required to take oath of office; effect of
failure to take oath.

1. On entering upon the discharge of the
duties of the office of county commissioner, each county commissioner, whether
elected or appointed, shall take and subscribe to the oath of office as
prescribed by law.

2. If a county commissioner shall neglect
or refuse, during the period of 15 days from and after the first Monday of
January succeeding his or her election, to take the oath of office as herein
directed, his or her office shall be deemed vacant, and such vacancy shall be
filled by appointment.

1. Any vacancy occurring in any board of
county commissioners must be filled by appointment of the Governor. Except in
Carson City, the Governor shall appoint a suitable person who is a member of
the same political party as the most recent holder of the vacant office.

2. The term of office of a person
appointed to the office of county commissioner does not, by virtue of the
appointment, extend beyond 12 p.m. of the day preceding the first Monday of
January next following the next general election.

NRS 244.050Commissioners’ districts in counties whose population is less
than 100,000: Creation; election; notice; abolishment; election at large of
commissioners.

1. Whenever a number of registered voters
equal to 25 percent or more of the number of persons registered to vote at the
last preceding general election in any county whose population is less than
100,000 petitions the board of county commissioners of their county to divide
the county into three commissioner districts, or if the board has five members,
into five commissioner districts, the question must be submitted to the
qualified electors of the county for approval or disapproval at the next
succeeding general election. The board of county commissioners may, on its own
motion, submit the question to the voters. The question must be submitted in
such a manner that the voters are also given a choice as to whether to elect
the commissioners from districts or at large, if the division is approved. If a
majority of the voters voting on the question approve the division, the board
of county commissioners shall divide the county into three commissioner
districts, or five commissioner districts, as the case may be, on or before the
first Monday in July preceding each general election. The division must be made
to conform to the established boundaries of election precincts or wards, and
each election precinct or ward must be wholly within one of the commissioner
districts provided for in this section. Each commissioner district must
embrace, as near as may be, one-third or one-fifth, as the case may be, of the
population of the county, and must consist of adjoining precincts.

2. The board of county commissioners shall
provide by resolution for the dates of election of commissioners from newly
created districts, in such manner as to secure the earliest representation of
each district as the terms of incumbent commissioners expire.

3. The board of county commissioners shall
cause to be published in some newspaper in the county, if there is one, and if
not, then by posting at the door of the courthouse and one or more conspicuous
places in each of the commissioner districts, a notice specifying the election
precincts or wards embraced in each of the commissioner districts so
established. The notice must be posted or published for a period of not less
than 20 days before each general election.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
1, county commissioners must be elected at large by the qualified electors of
the county.

5. The commissioner districts, regardless
of when created, may be abolished in the same manner as provided for their
creation in subsection 1.

6. Upon the abolition of commissioner
districts the incumbent county commissioners are entitled to serve the
remainder of the terms for which they were elected or appointed, and thereafter
county commissioners must be elected at large from within the county.

1. The clerk shall keep a full and
complete record of all the proceedings of the board, together with a full and
complete alphabetical index and page citation of and for the record and
proceedings, and all such proceedings shall be entered upon the record.

2. The record of each day’s proceedings of
the board shall be signed by the chair and the clerk. In case the chair shall
be absent at any meeting of the board, all documents, records or papers
requiring the signature of the board shall be signed by the members present.

3. The books, records and accounts of the
board shall be kept at the office of the clerk of the board, and shall, during
business hours, be kept open to public inspection free of charge.

NRS 244.085Regular and additional meetings of board; meetings held outside
county seat; meetings with other governing bodies; attendance at conventions,
conferences, seminars or hearings.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the meetings of the boards of county commissioners must be held at the
county seats of their respective counties, or at a place not more than 10 miles
from the county seat within the boundaries of the county, at least once in each
calendar month, on a day or days to be fixed by ordinance.

2. If the day fixed by ordinance falls on
a Saturday or on a nonjudicial day, the meeting must be held on the next
judicial day.

3. The first meeting of the board in
odd-numbered years must be held on the first Monday in January, but if the
first Monday in January is a nonjudicial day, the meeting must be held on the
next judicial day.

4. The meeting day and place as fixed by
ordinance must remain unchanged, unless notice of a proposed change is
published once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county.

5. Additional meetings of the board of
county commissioners may be held at any place within the boundaries of the
county. If the board meets outside the county seat, notice of the meeting must
be given by publication once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of
general circulation published in the county or by publication for 1 week in two
or more newspapers of general circulation published in the county.

6. At a meeting held outside the county
seat, the board of county commissioners may, in accordance with NRS 241.020, take final action on any
matter except zoning or planning matters which relate to a different
geographical area than the geographical area in which the meeting is held.

7. The board may meet with the governing
body of another governmental unit at any location, including, without
limitation, a location outside the county, but the meeting may not be held at a
place which is more than 10 miles from the county seat unless the board, in
addition to complying with all other requirements for notice of a meeting of
the board, provides notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation
within the county, for at least 3 working days before the meeting, of the date,
time and place of the meeting. In no case may the board take any official
action at such a meeting.

8. Members of the board may attend
conventions, conferences, seminars, congressional hearings or other federal
hearings to gather specific information or conduct the official business of the
association or sponsoring organization at any location if no action is taken by
the board in the course of such activity.

1. Except as provided in subsections 4 and
5, special meetings may be called by the chair or, in the chair’s absence, by
the vice chair whenever there is sufficient business to come before the board,
or upon the written request of a majority of the board.

2. The clerk of the board shall give
written notice of each special meeting to each member of the board by personal
delivery of the notice of the special meeting to each member at least 1 day
before the meeting or by mailing the notice to each member’s place of residence
in the county or by deposit in the United States mails, postage prepaid, at
least 4 days before the meeting.

3. The notice must specify the time, place
and purpose of the meeting. If all of the members of the board are present at a
special meeting, lack of notice does not invalidate the proceedings.

4. When there is in any county, township
or precinct office no officer authorized to execute the duties of that office,
and it is necessary that a temporary appointment be made to fill the office, as
otherwise provided by law, the board of county commissioners shall forthwith
hold a special meeting for that purpose. The meeting may be held by unanimous
consent of the board, or, if for any cause unanimous consent cannot be
obtained, then the chair or any other member of the board having knowledge of
the necessity shall forthwith call the special meeting and notify the other
members of the meeting. The meeting must be held as soon as practicable, but
not less than 3 days, except by unanimous consent, after actual notice to all
members of the board, whereupon a majority of the board shall proceed to act
upon the appointment as provided by law.

5. The board shall also meet after each
general election to canvass election returns in the manner provided by law.

1. No ordinance shall be passed except by
bill. When any ordinance is amended, the section or sections thereof shall be
reenacted as amended, and no ordinance shall be revised or amended by reference
only to its title.

2. Every ordinance shall:

(a) Bear a summary, which shall appear before the
title and which shall state in brief the subject matter of the ordinance.

(b) Except one revising the county ordinances,
embrace but one subject and matters necessarily connected therewith and
pertaining thereto. The subject shall be clearly indicated in the title. In all
cases where the subject of the ordinance is not so expressed in the title, the
ordinance shall be void as to the matter not expressed in the title.

1. All proposed ordinances, when first
proposed, must be read by title to the board, immediately after which at least
one copy of the proposed ordinance must be filed with the county clerk for
public examination. Notice of the filing, together with the title and an
adequate summary of the ordinance and the date on which a public hearing will
be held, must be published once in a newspaper published in the county or, if
no newspaper is published in the county, in a newspaper having a general
circulation in the county, at least 10 days before the date set for the
hearing. The board shall adopt or reject the ordinance, or the ordinance as
amended, within 35 days after the date of the close of the final public
hearing, except that in cases of emergency, by unanimous consent of the whole
board, final action may be taken immediately or at a special meeting called for
that purpose.

2. After adoption, all ordinances must be:

(a) Signed by the chair of the board.

(b) Attested by the county clerk.

(c) Published by title only, together with the
names of the county commissioners voting for or against their passage, in a
newspaper published in and having a general circulation in the county, at least
once a week for a period of 2 weeks before it goes into effect. Publication by
title must also contain a statement to the effect that typewritten copies of
the ordinance are available for inspection at the office of the county clerk by
all interested persons.

3. Whenever a revision is made and the
revised ordinances are published in book or pamphlet form by authority of the
board of county commissioners, no further publication is necessary.

4. Except in an emergency, before acting
upon a new or amendatory ordinance the board must hold a hearing at which
interested persons may present their views. The public hearing may be held in
conjunction with the meeting provided for in subsection 1.

(a) A specialized or uniform building, plumbing
or electrical code printed in the form of a book or pamphlet;

(b) Any other specialized or uniform code; or

(c) Any portion of such a code,

Ê may adopt it
by reference with such changes as may be necessary to make it applicable to
conditions in the county, and with such other changes as may be desirable.

2. The code upon adoption need not be
published as required by NRS 244.100 if an adequate
number of copies of the code, either typewritten or printed, with the changes,
if any, have been filed for use and examination by the public in the office of
the county clerk. Notice of the filing must be given by one publication in a
newspaper having a general circulation in the county, and the copies must be
filed, at least 10 days before the passage of the ordinance.

NRS 244.115Recording of ordinances; copy as prima facie evidence.The county clerk shall record all ordinances
in a book kept for that purpose, together with the affidavits of publication by
the publisher. The book, or a certified copy of an ordinance therein recorded
and under the seal of the county, shall be received as prima facie evidence in
all courts and places without further proof. If published in book or pamphlet form
by authority of the board of county commissioners, the book or pamphlet shall
be received as prima facie evidence without further proof.

[Part 2:296:1955]

COUNTY CODE

NRS 244.116Revision and codification of general ordinances authorized;
arrangement, publication and sale of code.

1. Each board of county commissioners may
provide for the revision and codification, including such restatements and
substantive changes as are necessary for clarity and consistency, of all
general ordinances of the county, and may provide for the indexing and
publication of such ordinances in the form of a county code.

2. The ordinances in each county code
shall be arranged in appropriate chapters and sections, excluding the titles,
enacting clauses, signatures, attestations and other formal parts.

3. Copies of the county code and any
supplements thereto may be reproduced in printed or typewritten book, pamphlet
or loose-leaf form, or such other form as the board of county commissioners may
determine, and may be sold at a price fixed by resolution of such board. All
proceeds from such sales shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.

4. The board of county commissioners may
employ or contract for the services of professional personnel in preparation of
the county code.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 150)

NRS 244.117Adoption by ordinance; procedure; effective date.

1. The county code must be adopted by an
ordinance. The only title necessary for the ordinance is “An Ordinance enacting
a revision and codification of the general ordinances of ................
County.”

2. The proposed county code may be adopted
by reference and need not be read aloud to the board of county commissioners if
the board:

(a) Files three or more copies of the proposed
code with the county clerk at least 1 week before final adoption of the
ordinance.

(b) Publishes a notice of the filing in a
newspaper having general circulation in the county at least 1 week before final
adoption of the ordinance stating that copies of the proposed code may be
examined by the general public at the office of the county clerk.

3. The ordinance adopting the county code
must be published by title only once a week for a period of 2 weeks in a
newspaper having general circulation in the county, and must state that copies
of the code may be examined by the general public at the office of the county
clerk.

4. The ordinance adopting the county code
takes effect after:

(a) At least 25 copies of the code have been
reproduced;

(b) At least three copies of the code have been
filed with the county clerk; and

(c) The newspaper publication required by
subsection 3 has been completed.

NRS 244.118Filing with Librarian of Supreme Court Law Library.Two copies of the county code shall be filed
with the Librarian of the Supreme Court Law Library after such code becomes
effective.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 151; A 1971, 804; 1973, 424)

NRS 244.119Amendment and extension; procedure.The
county code may, by ordinance regularly passed, adopted and published, be
amended or extended. All general ordinances passed after the adoption of a
county code shall be amendments or extensions thereof. No section of the code
shall be amended by reference only, but the section, as amended, shall be
reenacted and published at length. Three copies of any amendment or extension
shall be filed with the county clerk and two copies of any amendment or
extension shall be filed with the Librarian of the Supreme Court Law Library.

(Added to NRS by 1961, 151; A 1973, 424)

NEVADA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

NRS 244.120Membership authorized; budget; expenses.

1. The Board of Supervisors of Carson City
and the boards of county commissioners of the several counties are authorized
and empowered, in their discretion, to become members of the Nevada Association
of County Commissioners, heretofore organized, which organization is hereby
confirmed, and, for the purpose of paying their respective membership dues and
expenses of attending the annual meeting of the Association, the supervisors or
county commissioners may include in the annual budget of their respective
governments the amount of money estimated to be necessary to pay such expenses.

2. The amount set forth in the budget
shall be included in the annual tax levy for the county or Carson City under
the provisions of law regulating the fiscal management of counties, cities,
towns, school districts and other governmental agencies found in chapter 354 of NRS.

3. Claims for such expenses shall be
presented and allowed as now provided by law for other claims against the
county or Carson City; but per diem and travel expenses shall be allowed as
provided in NRS 245.060.

1. The county commissioners of any county
are authorized to appoint a county manager and to fix the compensation for such
county manager.

2. The county manager shall hold office at
the pleasure of the board of county commissioners, and may be removed from
office by the board at any time.

[Part 1:221:1951]—(NRS A 1957, 279; 1963, 518, 1296)

NRS 244.130Qualifications.

1. The county manager shall possess such
qualifications as the board of county commissioners may from time to time
establish.

2. No person who is or has been an elected
officer of the county shall be appointed county manager unless the person has
been out of office for at least 1 year prior to the date of appointment.

[Part 1:221:1951]—(NRS A 1957, 279)

NRS 244.135Duties; employees and assistants.

1. The county manager shall perform such
administrative functions of the county government as may be required by the
board of county commissioners.

2. The county manager may, with the
approval of the board of county commissioners, appoint such assistants and
other employees as are necessary to the proper functioning of his or her
office. The salaries of such assistants and employees and other expenses of
conducting the office of the county manager shall be fixed and determined by
the county manager with the consent and approval of the board of county
commissioners.

[2:221:1951]—(NRS A 1957, 279)

GENERAL POWERS

NRS 244.150Levy of taxes.The
boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their
respective counties to levy, for the purposes prescribed by law, such amount of
taxes on the assessed value of real and personal property in the county as may
be authorized by law.

[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203;
1953, 681]

NRS 244.1505Expenditure of public money; grant of public money and donation
of certain property to certain nonprofit organizations or governmental
entities.

1. A board of county commissioners may
expend money for any purpose which will provide a substantial benefit to the
inhabitants of the county. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the
board may grant all or part of the money to a nonprofit organization created
for religious, charitable or educational purposes to be expended for the
selected purpose.

2. A board of county commissioners or its
authorized representative may donate:

(a) Commodities, supplies, materials and
equipment that the board determines to have reached the end of their useful
lives; and

(b) Stolen or embezzled property for which the county
treasurer has obtained an order authorizing the county treasurer to donate the
property pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS
179.165,

Ê to a
nonprofit organization created for religious, charitable or educational
purposes or to another governmental entity, to be used for any purpose which
will provide a substantial benefit to the inhabitants of the county.

3. A grant or donation to a nonprofit
organization created for religious, charitable or educational purposes and a
donation to a governmental entity pursuant to this section must be made by
resolution. The resolution must specify:

(a) The purpose of the grant or donation;

(b) If applicable, the maximum amount to be
expended from the grant; and

(c) Any conditions or other limitations upon the
expenditure of the grant or the use of the donated property.

4. The provisions of this section do not
limit the ability of a board of county commissioners or its authorized
representative to disburse money pursuant to NRS 321.5956 or any other specific
statutory authority.

5. As used in this section:

(a) “Authorized representative” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 332.025.

(b) “Nonprofit organization created for
religious, charitable or educational purposes” means an organization that meets
the requirements set forth in NRS 372.3261.

NRS 244.1507Consolidation or division of powers and duties of county offices
in counties whose population is less than 45,000: Mechanism; prerequisites;
timing.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, the board of county commissioners of a county whose population is
less than 45,000 may by ordinance direct that:

(a) The powers and duties of two or more county
offices be combined into one county office.

(b) The powers and duties of one county office be
allocated between two or more county offices.

2. A board of county commissioners shall
not take the action described in subsection 1 unless:

(a) The board determines that the combining or
separating of the applicable county offices will benefit the public;

(b) The board determines that the combining or
separating of the applicable county offices will not create:

(1) An ethical, legal or practical
conflict of interest; or

(2) A situation in which the powers and
duties assigned to a county office are incompatible with the proper performance
of that office in the public interest;

(c) The board submits to the residents of the
county, in the form of an advisory ballot question pursuant to NRS 295.230, a proposal to combine or separate
the applicable county offices; and

(d) A majority of the voters voting on the
advisory ballot question approves the proposal.

3. If the combining or separating of
county offices pursuant to this section will result in the elimination of one
or more county offices, the combining or separating of offices must not become
effective until the earlier of the date on which:

(a) The normal term of office of the person whose
office will be eliminated expires; or

(b) The person whose office will be eliminated
resigns.

4. If the combining or separating of
county offices pursuant to this section results in the powers and duties of one
county office being transferred to another county office, the county office to
which the powers and duties are transferred shall be deemed to be the county
office from which the powers and duties were transferred for the purposes of
any applicable provision of law authorizing or requiring the performance or
exercise of those powers and duties, as appropriate.

NRS 244.151Department of public works: Creation; director and employees.

1. The boards of county commissioners of
each of the counties of the State may create a department of public works
devoted primarily to buildings and grounds facilities, engineering, buildings
and safety, waterworks, sewers, sewage, garbage and refuse disposal facilities,
public sanitary facilities, works for the treatment and purification of water,
recreational facilities and streets and access roads.

2. The county commissioners may appoint a
director of public works and may provide for the appointment of such other
employees as are necessary to carry out the functions of the department.

(Added to NRS by 1969, 676)

NRS 244.152Public works: County’s powers subordinate to powers of Nevada
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency. [Effective upon the proclamation by the
Governor of this State of the withdrawal by the State of California from the
Tahoe Regional Planning Compact or of a finding by the Governor of this State
that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency has become unable to perform its duties
or exercise its powers.]In the
region of this State for which there has been created by NRS 278.780 to 278.828, inclusive, a regional planning
agency, the powers of a county for the location and construction of all public
works are subordinate to the powers of that regional planning agency.

(Added to NRS by 1969, 51; A 1979, 1133,
effective upon the proclamation by the Governor of this State of the withdrawal
by the State of California from the Tahoe Regional Planning Compact or of a
finding by the Governor of this State that the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
has become unable to perform its duties or exercise its powers; A 2011, 3739;
2013, 2367)

NRS 244.153Public works: County’s powers subordinate to powers of regional
planning agency.In any region of
this State for which there has been created by interstate compact a regional
planning agency, the powers of a county for the location and construction of
all public works are subordinate to the powers of such regional planning
agency.

NRS 244.154Planning, subdivision regulation and zoning: County’s powers
subordinate to limits upon development established in certain geographical
regions by certain state acts.In
the region of this State for which the Spring Mountains National Recreation
Area Act and the Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area and Adjacent Lands Act
establish limits upon development, the powers conferred by this chapter which
relate to planning, subdivision regulation and zoning are subordinate to those
limits.

NRS 244.155Roads and bridges.The
boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their
respective counties to lay out, control and manage public roads, turnpikes,
ferries and bridges within the county, in all cases where the law does not
prohibit such jurisdiction, and to make such orders as may be necessary and
requisite to carry its control and management into effect.

[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203;
1953, 681]

NRS 244.157Improvements: County’s powers same as those of general
improvement district.

1. Subject to the conditions imposed in
subsection 2, the board of county commissioners of any county of this state may
exercise any of the powers in any unincorporated area within its county that a
board of trustees of any general improvement district, if organized, would be
permitted to exercise pursuant to the provisions of chapter 318 of NRS.

2. A board of county commissioners may
exercise the powers authorized under subsection 1 only upon compliance with the
same procedures that a board of trustees of a general improvement district
would be required to follow for the same class of improvements within an
improvement district. This subsection does not apply if the exercise of powers
authorized under subsection 1 is required by a federal law or a regulation
issued thereunder.

NRS 244.160Care of indigent sick persons.The
boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their
respective counties to take care of and provide for the indigent sick of the
county in such a manner only as is or may be provided by law.

[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203;
1953, 681]

NRS 244.1605Provision of medical facilities and services in outlying areas.The boards of county commissioners may:

1. Establish, equip and maintain limited
medical facilities in the outlying areas of their respective counties to
provide outpatient care and emergency treatment to the residents of and those
falling sick or being injured or maimed in those areas.

2. Provide a full-time or part-time staff
for the facilities which may include a physician, a physician assistant
licensed pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, a registered nurse or a licensed
practical nurse, a certified emergency medical technician, advanced emergency
medical technician or paramedic, and such other personnel as the board deems
necessary or appropriate to ensure adequate staffing commensurate with the
needs of the area in which the facility is located.

3. Fix the charges for the medical and
nursing care and medicine furnished by the facility to those who are able to
pay for them, and to provide that care and medicine free of charge to those
persons who qualify as medical indigents under the county’s criteria of
eligibility for medical care.

4. Purchase, equip and maintain, either in
connection with a limited medical facility as authorized in this section or
independent therefrom, ambulances and ambulance services for the benefit of the
residents of and those falling sick or being injured or maimed in the outlying
areas.

(a) In a county whose population is 100,000 or
more shall establish a neighborhood justice center.

(b) In a county whose population is less than
100,000 may establish a neighborhood justice center.

Ê A
neighborhood justice center must be closely modeled after the program
established by the American Bar Association for multi-door courthouses for the
resolution of disputes.

2. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, a neighborhood justice center must provide, at no charge:

(a) A forum for the impartial mediation of minor
disputes including, but not limited to, disputes between landlord and tenant,
neighbors, family members, local businesses and their customers, hospitals and
their patients, and governmental agencies and their clients, except where
prohibited by federal law.

(b) A system of providing information concerning
the resolution of disputes and the services available in the community.

(c) An efficient and effective referral system
which assists in the resolution of disputes and otherwise guides the client to
the appropriate public or private agency to assist in the resolution of the
particular dispute, including referrals to the justices of the peace, municipal
courts, lawyer referral systems, legal aid services, district attorney, city
attorneys, district courts, mental health services, other alternative methods
of resolving disputes and other governmental and private services.

3. A board of county commissioners that
has established a neighborhood justice center may authorize the center to
charge a fee for:

(a) Services which are provided relating to the
resolution of complex cases; and

(b) Training provided by the center.

4. A neighborhood justice center must be
supported from the money in the account for dispute resolution in the county
general fund and any gifts or grants received by the county for the support of
the center.

NRS 244.161Promotion of civil and equal rights.In
addition to powers elsewhere conferred upon counties, any county may institute
a program of discussion and conciliation for the realization of civil and equal
rights of residents of the county.

(Added to NRS by 1969, 772)

NRS 244.1615Institution of program or sponsorship of activity to increase
participation in public policy and government.A
board of county commissioners may institute a program or sponsor an activity,
event or any other action designed to increase the extent and quality of
participation of the residents of the county in the development of public
policy and the improvement of the operation of government at all levels. The
board may submit a report of any action taken pursuant to this section to the
Division of State Library and Archives of the Department of Administration.

NRS 244.162Rehabilitation of delinquent children.The
board of county commissioners may establish, in any county where funds are
expended under the provisions of NRS
62G.400 to 62G.470, inclusive,
special supervision programs for the rehabilitation of delinquent children in
accordance with the provisions of NRS
62G.400 to 62G.470, inclusive.

1. The boards of county commissioners in
their respective counties may create by ordinance the office of the county
coroner, prescribe the qualifications and duties of the county coroner and make
appointments to the office.

2. Any coroner so appointed is governed by
the ordinances pertaining to such office which may be enacted by the board of
county commissioners, and the provisions of NRS
259.025 and 259.150 to 259.180, inclusive.

3. The boards of county commissioners
shall require that the county coroner notify a decedent’s next of kin without
unreasonable delay.

4. For any offense relating to the
violation or willful disregard of such duties or trusts of office as may be
specified by the respective boards of county commissioners, all coroners
holding office by appointment pursuant to this section are subject to such
fines and criminal penalties, including misdemeanor penalties and removal from
office by indictment, accusation or otherwise, as the ordinance prescribes.
This subsection applies to all deputies, agents, employees and other persons
employed by or exercising the powers and functions of the coroner.

1. In each county having a population of
100,000 or more, the board of county commissioners may create the office of
registrar of voters, prescribe the qualifications, duties and compensation of
that office and make appointments to that office.

2. The registrar of voters, upon
appointment as provided in subsection 1, shall assume all of the powers and
duties vested in and imposed upon the county clerk of the county with respect
to elections, except the duties imposed by virtue of NRS 293.393 to make out and deliver
certificates of election.

NRS 244.165Prosecution and defense of suits.The
boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their
respective counties to control the prosecution or defense of all suits to which
the county is a party.

[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203;
1953, 681]

NRS 244.167Employment of security officers.A
board of county commissioners may employ security officers.

NRS 244.170Rewards for apprehension or conviction of defaulting or
absconding county or township officers.The
boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their
respective counties to offer and allow rewards for the apprehension or
conviction of defaulting or absconding county or township officers.

[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203;
1953, 681]

NRS 244.175Rewards for apprehension of murderers.

1. When it shall come to the personal
knowledge of the county commissioners, or a majority thereof, of any of the
counties in this state, that the crime of murder has been committed in the
county, or whenever one or more of the residents of the county shall state in
writing and under oath that such crime has been committed in the county, and
that to the best of their knowledge and belief the person or persons, whether
known or unknown, committing the crime have not, at the time of making such
statement, been apprehended or taken into custody, and the board, from such
statement or other evidence, believes that a murder has been committed, and
that the offering of a reward would tend to cause the arrest of the perpetrator
or perpetrators of the crime, the board of county commissioners, or a majority
thereof, is authorized to offer a reward for the arrest and safe delivery of
such criminal or criminals to the proper officers.

2. In no case shall a reward be offered,
as provided in this section, for more than $500 in each case, and such offer
shall expire so soon as the board of county commissioners offering the reward
shall make an order to that effect, which it is authorized and empowered to do
at any general session or at a special session convened without notice, and
shall cause the same to be entered in the minutes of proceedings.

3. No reward shall be offered as herein
authorized until after an order shall have been made by the board and entered
in the minutes of proceedings, reciting the name of the person or persons
murdered, and the amount of the reward offered, and the order shall have been
approved by the board and attested in the usual manner of attesting the minutes
of the proceedings in other cases.

4. All claims for rewards, as provided for
in this section, shall be allowed and paid as other claims against the county,
under the direction of the county commissioners, as provided for by law.

1. The board of county commissioners of
the several counties may, in their discretion, cause to be compiled a full and
complete alphabetical index and page citation of and for all of its records and
proceedings, where the same do not now exist, and are not now, or may not
hereafter be, otherwise enjoined by law to be compiled and kept.

2. Should the cost for compiling the index
and page citation in any case amount to the sum of $500, such compilation shall
be let and done by contract by the lowest and best bidder therefor, as is now
provided for by law. Otherwise, the same may be done by such responsible person
or persons as the board may employ for that purpose. The compilation when
completed shall be subject to the approval of the board, and payment therefor
shall be a valid and subsisting claim against the county, and shall be allowed,
approved and paid in such manner as is now provided by law.

1. If any board of county commissioners
determines that it is advisable to have a special census taken, it may contract
with the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce to
have a special census conducted under federal supervision.

2. The necessary expenses of the special
census shall be paid by the county, and upon obtaining an estimate of the cost
of such special census the board of county commissioners shall budget such cost
in the same manner as other items of the budget.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 1302)

NRS 244.186Sale of video service over video service network: Prohibitions;
enforcement; remedy not exclusive.

1. If the governing body of a county is
authorized pursuant to NRS 711.175 to
sell video service to the general public over a video service network, the
governing body, and any entity or agency that is directly or indirectly
controlled by the county, shall not do any of the following:

(a) Sell such video service at a price that is
less than the actual cost of the video service or sell a bundle of services
containing such video service at a price that is less than the actual cost of
the bundle of services.

(b) Use any money from the county general fund
for the provision of such video service over its video service network.

(c) Use its rights-of-way, its property or any
special power it may possess by virtue of its status as a government or a
government-owned utility to:

(1) Create a preference or advantage for
its video service network; or

(2) Impose any discriminatory burden on
any privately held video service provider.

2. The provisions of this section must be
enforced in the manner set forth in paragraph (c) of subsection 4 of NRS 354.624 and paragraph (c) of
subsection 5 of NRS 354.624.

3. The provisions of this section do not
create an exclusive remedy and do not abrogate or limit any other action or
remedy that is available to the governing body or a privately held video
service provider pursuant to any other statute or the common law.

NRS 244.187Displacement or limitation of competition: Services.A board of county commissioners may, to
provide adequate, economical and efficient services to the inhabitants of the
county and to promote the general welfare of those inhabitants, displace or
limit competition in any of the following areas:

1. Ambulance service.

2. Taxicabs and other public
transportation, unless regulated in that county by an agency of the State.

3. Collection and disposal of garbage and
other waste.

4. Operations at an airport, including,
but not limited to, the leasing of motor vehicles and the licensing of
concession stands, but excluding police protection and fire protection.

5. Water and sewage treatment, unless
regulated in that county by an agency of the State.

6. Concessions on, over or under property
owned or leased by the county.

7. Operation of landfills.

8. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 277A.330, construction and
maintenance of benches and shelters for passengers of public mass
transportation.

NRS 244.188Displacement or limitation of competition: Areas in which
authorized; methods; limitation.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3 and NRS 269.128 and 269.129, a board of county commissioners
may, outside the boundaries of incorporated cities and general improvement
districts:

(a) Provide those services set forth in NRS 244.187 on an exclusive basis or, by ordinance,
adopt a regulatory scheme for controlling the provision of those services or
controlling development in those areas on an exclusive basis; or

(b) Grant an exclusive franchise to any person to
provide those services.

2. If services for the collection and
disposal of garbage are provided pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county
commissioners may, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, require owners
of real property outside the boundaries of incorporated cities and general
improvement districts to receive and pay for those services.

3. The board of county commissioners may
exercise the authority provided in subsections 1 and 2 within the boundaries of
a general improvement district if that district:

(a) Is not authorized to provide those services;
and

(b) Includes any real property within 7 miles
from the boundary of an incorporated city.

4. If an exclusive franchise is granted or
a regulatory scheme is adopted for the mandatory collection and disposal of
garbage and other waste, the initial boundaries of the collection area must be
the same as the boundaries of an existing collection area under an exclusive
franchise or regulatory scheme.

5. The board of county commissioners may
expand the boundaries of a collection area established pursuant to subsection 4
after the board has:

(a) Conducted preliminary studies and determined
that the proposed collection area is economically sound and feasible and
promotes the health, safety and general welfare of the inhabitants of the
county; and

(b) Held a public hearing on the proposed collection
area after giving notice of the time and the place of the hearing in a
newspaper of general circulation in that county. The notice must include the
purpose of the hearing and describe the boundaries of the proposed collection
area.

NRS 244.189Development of affordable housing, control and protection of
animals, and rehabilitation of certain residential property; taxes; civil
penalty in lieu of criminal penalty.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2 and in addition to any other powers authorized by specific
statute, a board of county commissioners may exercise such powers and enact
such ordinances, not in conflict with the provisions of NRS or other laws or
regulations of this State, as the board determines are necessary and proper
for:

(a) The development of affordable housing;

(b) The control and protection of animals;

(c) The rehabilitation of rental property in
residential neighborhoods; and

(d) The rehabilitation of abandoned residential
property.

2. The board of county commissioners shall
not impose or increase a tax unless the tax or increase is otherwise authorized
by specific statute.

3. The board of county commissioners may,
in lieu of a criminal penalty, provide a civil penalty for a violation of an
ordinance enacted pursuant to this section unless state law provides a criminal
penalty for the same act or omission.

1. The boards of county commissioners of
the various counties are empowered to enter into cooperative agreements with
the State of Nevada, other counties of this state, or any private or public
organization, and with private concerns engaged in weather modification (cloud
seeding) operations.

2. The expenses incident and necessary for
the participation of counties in such cooperative program, as provided in
subsection 1, shall be paid out of the general funds of such counties, and the
board of county commissioners of any county acting under the terms of this
section shall annually, at the time of making its budget, make an estimate of
the expenses necessary to carry out its agreement, under the provisions of this
section, and budget the same, in all respects, as other items of the budget may
be made.

3. All agreements for cooperation between
the State of Nevada and the counties, and with any private organization as set
forth in subsection 1, shall be evidenced by written agreements made and
entered into by the boards of county commissioners interested, and the same
shall be spread upon the minutes of each of the boards at the time of the
adoption thereof.

4. All action taken and all proceedings
adopted prior to March 2, 1955, by the boards of county commissioners of
Pershing, Lander, Eureka, Humboldt, Elko and White Pine counties, relating to
weather modification (cloud seeding), are ratified, approved and confirmed.

[1:26:1955] + [2:26:1955] + [3:26:1955] + [4:26:1955]

NRS 244.194Voting or counting devices: Rental, lease or other acquisition.Boards of county commissioners may rent, lease
or otherwise acquire voting or counting devices in whatever manner will best
serve local interests.

NRS 244.195Other powers.The
boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their
respective counties to do and perform all such other acts and things as may be
lawful and strictly necessary to the full discharge of the powers and jurisdiction
conferred on the board.

[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203;
1953, 681]

FINANCIAL POWERS

NRS 244.200Examination and audit: Officers’ accounts; money and property
entrusted to and fees or compensation received by public administrators.The boards of county commissioners shall have
power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to examine and audit:

1. The accounts of all officers having the
care, management, collection or disbursement of any money belonging to the
county or appropriated by law, or otherwise, for its use and benefit; and

2. The money and property entrusted to the
care of, and the fees or compensation received by the public administrators of
the respective counties in their several official capacities.

NRS 244.205Examination and allowance of accounts.The
boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their
respective counties to examine, settle and allow all accounts legally
chargeable against the county, in the manner provided in this chapter.

[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203;
1953, 681]

NRS 244.207Central receiving and disbursing systems for county money.

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the boards of county commissioners in their respective counties may
establish by ordinance central receiving and disbursing systems for the
handling of county money and money held in trust by the county or by any of its
elected or appointed officers. Such systems may include, but are not limited
to, the following:

(a) The commingling of all the money from any
source if the accounting system employed supplies full information concerning
the sources of the money.

(b) The elimination of departmental accounts in
an insured bank, credit union or savings and loan association by commingling
the money in an account or accounts maintained by the county treasurer.

(c) The elimination of trust accounts in a bank
or credit union, created for any reason as long as adequate records are
maintained to identify fully all trust money. The money previously held in such
trust accounts may be commingled with other money held in accounts maintained
in a bank or credit union by the county treasurer.

(d) The centralization of all disbursing of all
money, including trust money, if the accounting system employed supplies full
information concerning the disposition of the money.

(e) The centralization of part or all of billing
and collection aspects of business licenses, personal property and any other
activity of any of the offices of the county that involves billing for
services, taxes or fees imposed by statute or ordinance, or the collection of
money in payment of such billings.

(f) In a county whose population is 100,000 or
more, the centralization of part or all of the billing and collection aspects
of any fine, fee, bail or forfeiture imposed by a court and any payment ordered
by a court pursuant to NRS 178.3975.

2. Investment income from the commingled
money must be credited to the general fund of the county if other provisions of
law or contract do not require other allocation of the investment income.

3. This section does not:

(a) Eliminate the reporting requirements of
various elected and appointed officials relating to the receipt and disposition
of money.

(b) Limit the right of a local government as
defined in NRS 354.474, but not
including a county, whose money is held in trust by the county to direct the
receipt, disbursement and investment of its money independently of the system
provided for in this section, where the independent direction is otherwise
authorized by law.

1. In any county in which a county comptroller
has not been appointed, every demand against the county, except the salaries of
the elective officers of the county whose salaries are fixed by law, must be
acted upon by the county commissioners. The demands must be listed on
cumulative voucher sheets and a copy presented to each of the members of the
board of county commissioners present at their meeting, and mailed to any
absent member. When the demands have been approved by a majority of the board
of county commissioners, and the cumulative voucher sheets have been signed by
the chair and secretary of the board, the demands are valid vouchers upon which
the county auditor may issue warrants on the county treasurer to be paid out of
money belonging to the county.

2. The county auditor shall satisfy
himself or herself whether the money is legally due and remains unpaid, and
whether its payment from the treasury is authorized by law, and out of what
fund.

3. If the county auditor allows a demand,
the county auditor shall endorse upon it the word “allowed,” with the name of
the fund out of which it is payable, with the date of the allowance, and sign
his or her name to it, and draw his or her warrant on the county treasury for
the amount allowed.

4. No demand may be approved or allowed
unless each item, date and value composing it is endorsed by the order of the
board of county commissioners, together with a reference to the law, order,
contract or authority by title, date and section authorizing the demand.

5. In any county in which a county
comptroller has been appointed:

(a) Every demand against the county, except the
salaries of the elective officers of the county whose salaries are fixed by
law, contested claims, and requests for refunds payable out of budgeted
appropriations, must be listed on cumulative voucher sheets and audited by the
county comptroller. The county comptroller shall satisfy himself or herself
whether the money demanded is legally due and remains unpaid, and whether its
payment is authorized by law. If the demands qualify for payment, warrants must
be drawn on the county treasurer in accordance with the listing of the demands
on the voucher sheets. The warrants and voucher sheets must be signed by the
county comptroller and the county treasurer. A signed copy of the cumulative
voucher sheets must be forwarded by the county treasurer to the board of county
commissioners.

(b) Demands against the county based on contested
claims or requests for refunds payable out of budgeted appropriations must be
acted on in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this section for
counties in which no comptroller has been appointed.

6. In any county in which a metropolitan
police department has been created, demands against that department must be
acted on pursuant to NRS 280.250.

NRS 244.215Procedure when county auditor or county comptroller refuses
demand.

1. In any county in which a county
comptroller has not been appointed, the county auditor shall sign no warrant
authorizing the payment of money by the county treasurer, except for the salary
of the county auditor, until a copy of the order of the board of county
commissioners, allowing the amount and ordering its payment, together with the
account, have been submitted to him or her, and his or her allowance endorsed
on the order, unless the county auditor refuses to audit and allow the demand,
in which case the order must be presented to the board of county commissioners,
with a copy of the refusal of the county auditor endorsed, and the county
auditor’s reasons for the refusal.

2. In any county in which a county
comptroller has been appointed, if the county comptroller refuses a demand
either entirely or in part as not being a proper claim against the county, the
county comptroller shall present the demand to the board of county
commissioners with an endorsed copy of the refusal and the county comptroller’s
reason for the refusal.

3. Should the board order the issuance of
the warrant by a unanimous vote of its members, the county auditor shall
immediately issue the warrants upon service upon him or her of a copy of the
order of the board, certified to by the clerk of the board, that all the
members voted for its passage; otherwise, the account must be declared
rejected, and no warrant may be issued for payment of the demand.

4. If the county auditor allows the
account in part, a warrant shall only issue for that part, unless the board, by
a similar unanimous vote, allows a greater sum.

5. No warrant may be drawn by the county
auditor on the county treasurer on any fund, unless there is sufficient money
in the fund at the time to pay the warrant; and any warrant drawn contrary to
the provisions of this section is void for all purposes.

1. Except as provided in subsection 2, no
demand upon the treasury shall be approved by the board of county commissioners
or allowed by the county auditor:

(a) In favor of any person or officer in any
manner indebted to the county, without first deducting the amount of such
indebtedness.

(b) To any person or officer having the
collection, custody or disbursement of public funds, unless his or her account has
been duly presented, passed, approved and allowed as required by law.

(c) To any officer who shall have neglected or
refused to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or any other law
regulating the duties of such officer, on being required, in writing, to comply
therewith by any member of the board of county commissioners.

2. Nothing contained in subsection 1 shall
be construed to prohibit the making of cash grants to poor persons authorized
by NRS 428.030 prior to approval by the
board of county commissioners or allowance by the county auditor.

1. The board of county commissioners shall
publish quarterly a statement of the total amounts of receipts and expenditures
of the 3 months next preceding, and the total amounts of accounts allowed.
Publications shall be made by making one insertion of the statement in a
newspaper published in the county, but if no newspaper is published in the
county, then such publication shall be made by posting a copy of the statement
at the courthouse door and at two other public places in the county. The statement
must:

(a) Inform the public of the provisions of
subsection 3;

(b) If the county maintains an official Internet
website, inform the public of where the financial statement is posted on the
Internet website pursuant to subsection 2;

(c) Provide a telephone number the public may
call for further instructions on how to obtain the detailed financial
documents;

(d) Provide the address of the county office or
offices where the public may view the detailed financial documents; and

(e) Be published for a period of at least 5
consecutive days.

2. If a county maintains an official
Internet website, the board of county commissioners shall maintain and update
quarterly on the Internet website of the county a statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the 3 months next preceding and the accounts allowed. The
statement must:

(a) Inform the public of the provisions of
subsection 3;

(b) Provide a telephone number the public may
call for further instructions on how to obtain the detailed financial
documents; and

(c) Provide the address of the county office or
offices where the public may view the detailed financial documents.

3. The original and any duplicate or copy
of each receipt, bill, invoice, check, warrant, voucher or other similar
document that supports a transaction, the amount of which is shown in the
statement published pursuant to this section, is a public record that is
available for inspection and copying by any person pursuant to the provisions
of chapter 239 of NRS.

NRS 244.230Authorized debts and liabilities only to be created.The board of county commissioners shall not
for any purpose contract debts or liabilities, except those expressly
authorized by law. Whenever debts or liabilities have been created, which, added
to the salaries of county officers and other estimated liabilities, fixed by
law for the remainder of the year, shall equal the money on hand in the
treasury at the time applicable to the payment of such salaries and other fixed
liabilities, no allowance shall be made of any account, nor shall any expense
be incurred other than salaries and fees and fixed liabilities, expressly
authorized by law, during the remainder of the year.

[16:80:1865; A 1893, 120; C § 2119; RL § 1516; NCL §
1949]

NRS 244.235District attorney to attend board meetings when accounts and
claims audited; restriction on presentation of claim by district attorney.

1. As provided in NRS 252.170, the district attorney shall
attend the meetings of the board of county commissioners relating to the
auditing of accounts and claims brought against the county, and shall oppose
such accounts and claims as the district attorney deems appropriate.

2. As provided in NRS 252.180, the district attorney shall
not be allowed to present any claim, account or demand for allowance against
the county, or in any way to advocate the relief asked on the claim or demand
made by another.

NRS 244.240Resident taxpayer may file written objection to allowance of
claim; action by board.

1. Any person being a resident and
taxpayer of the county may appear before and file with the board of county
commissioners of the county wherein the person resides written objections to
the allowance of any claim or claims, demand or demands against the county.

2. Such objections in writing shall
properly describe the claims or demands to which objections are made. The board
of county commissioners shall file the same and embody such objections in the
record of their proceedings, and lay such claims or demands on the table for a
definite period of time, not less than 10 days, at the expiration of which time
the board may proceed to consider the claims or demands objected to, together
with the objections, unless proceedings have been instituted in a court of
competent jurisdiction to determine the validity of such claims or demands.

[22:80:1865; A 1893, 120; C § 2124; RL § 1521; NCL §
1954]

NRS 244.245Recovery of costs in action against county.If a party suing a county recovers in the
action more than the board of county commissioners allowed, or offered to
allow, the board and the county auditor shall allow the amount of the judgment
and costs as a just claim against the county. If the party suing does not
recover more than the board and the county auditor offered to allow the party,
then costs must be recovered against the party by the county, and may be
deducted from the demand.

1. All unaudited claims or accounts
against any county shall be presented to the board of county commissioners
within 6 months from the time such claims or accounts become due or payable.

2. No claim or account against any county
shall be audited, allowed or paid by the board of county commissioners, or any
other officer of the county, unless the provisions of subsection 1 are strictly
complied with.

NRS 244.255Rejected claim not to be reconsidered.No
claim which has once been presented and rejected shall ever again be considered
or allowed by the same, or any subsequently elected or appointed, board of
county commissioners of the same county.

[27:80:1865; B § 3095; BH § 1967; C § 2129; RL §
1526; NCL § 1959]

ORGANIZATIONS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

NRS 244.264Confidentiality of records or other documents.

1. An organization for economic
development formed by one or more counties shall, at the request of a client,
keep confidential any record or other document in its possession concerning the
initial contact with and research and planning for that client. If such a
request is made, the executive head of the organization shall attach to the
file containing the record or document a certificate signed by the executive
head stating that a request for confidentiality was made by the client and
showing the date of the request.

2. Records and documents that are
confidential pursuant to subsection 1 remain confidential until the client:

(a) Initiates any process regarding the location
of the client’s business in a county that formed the organization for economic
development which is within the jurisdiction of a governmental entity other
than the organization for economic development; or

(b) Decides to locate the client’s business in a
county that formed the organization for economic development.

NRS 244.2641“Regional transportation commission” defined. [Effective on the
earlier of October 1, 2015, or the date on which the Director of the Department
of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative
Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department
to carry out the provisions of chapter 472, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page
2812.]As used in this section and
NRS 244.2643 and 244.2645,
“regional transportation commission” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.1825.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 2817,
effective on the earlier of October 1, 2015, or the date on which the Director
of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of
the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to
enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 472, Statutes of
Nevada 2013, at page 2812)

NRS 244.2643Adoption of program authorized in certain counties. [Effective
on the earlier of October 1, 2015, or the date on which the Director of the
Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable
the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 472, Statutes of Nevada
2013, at page 2812.]

1. In a county whose population is 100,000
or more and in which a regional transportation commission does not exist, the
board of county commissioners may adopt a policy for a Complete Streets Program
and may plan and carry out projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program.

2. Any money received by a board of county
commissioners pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.1825 must be used solely for the
execution of projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program.

3. A board of county commissioners must
not cause or allow any portion of the Complete Streets Fund created pursuant to
NRS 244.2645 to be used for a purpose other than
those set forth in this section.

4. As used in this section, “Complete
Streets Program” means a program for the retrofitting of roads that are under
the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners for the primary purpose
of adding or significantly repairing facilities which provide road access
considering all users, including, without limitation, pedestrians, bicycle
riders, persons with a disability, persons who use public transportation and
motorists. The term includes the operation of a public transit system as part
of a Complete Streets Program, but the term does not include the purchase of
vehicles or other hardware for a public transit system.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 2817,
effective on the earlier of October 1, 2015, or the date on which the Director
of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of
the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to
enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 472, Statutes of
Nevada 2013, at page 2812)

NRS 244.2645Complete Streets Fund to be created in certain counties;
creation of fund; deposits; administration. [Effective on the earlier of
October 1, 2015, or the date on which the Director of the Department of Motor
Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel
Bureau that sufficient resources are available to enable the Department to
carry out the provisions of chapter 472, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page
2812.]

1. In a county whose population is 100,000
or more and in which a regional transportation commission does not exist, the
board of county commissioners shall create in the county treasury a fund to be
known as the Complete Streets Fund, for the purpose of:

(a) Executing projects as a part of a Complete
Streets Program pursuant to NRS 244.2643; and

(b) Matching federal money from any federal
source for the execution of projects as a part of a Complete Streets Program
pursuant to NRS 244.2643.

2. The county treasurer shall deposit
money that is collected pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 482.1825 in the Complete Streets
Fund.

3. The board of county commissioners shall
administer the Complete Streets Fund.

4. The board of county commissioners may
accept gifts and donations for deposit in the Complete Streets Fund.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 2817,
effective on the earlier of October 1, 2015, or the date on which the Director
of the Department of Motor Vehicles notifies the Governor and the Director of
the Legislative Counsel Bureau that sufficient resources are available to
enable the Department to carry out the provisions of chapter 472, Statutes of
Nevada 2013, at page 2812)

COUNTY PROPERTY

NRS 244.265Care and preservation of property.The
boards of county commissioners shall have power and jurisdiction in their
respective counties to make orders respecting the property of the county in
conformity with any law of this State, and to take care of and preserve such
property.

[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203;
1953, 681]

NRS 244.270Control, management and gifts of property.The boards of county commissioners shall have
power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to control and manage the
property, real and personal, belonging to the county, and to receive, by donation,
any property for the use and benefit of the county.

[Part 8:80:1865; A 1871, 47; 1931, 52; 1933, 203;
1953, 681]

NRS 244.273Use of county equipment on private road; conditions.Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.2731, the board of county commissioners of
each county may authorize the use of county highway patrols and snowplows on
private roads if:

1. The board declares an emergency; or

2. The board deems such use to be in the
best interest of the county in the absence of a contractor that is licensed to
perform the work. The board shall not deem such use to be in the best interest
of the county unless:

(a) The equipment is being used for routine
county business in the area where the private roads are located; and

(b) The use of the equipment on private roads
does not interfere with the normal operations of the county.

Ê If the board
authorizes the use of a county highway patrol or snowplow on a private road
pursuant to this section, the equipment must be operated by an employee of the
county. The board may require the owner of the road to pay the county the
prevailing rental rate for the use of such equipment.

NRS 244.2731Use of county equipment and county highway patrols in certain
counties.In a county whose
population is less than 15,000, the board of county commissioners may authorize
the use of:

1. County equipment on the property of any
local government that is located within the county if:

(a) The board adopts an ordinance which sets
forth its determination that such use is in the best interest of the county.

(b) The board and the governing body of the local
government enter into an interlocal agreement providing for the reimbursement
of the county for the use of such equipment and related labor costs.

(c) An employee of the county operates the
equipment.

2. County highway patrols and county
equipment on any private road that is located within the county if:

(a) The board declares an emergency; or

(b) The board adopts an ordinance which sets
forth its determination that such use is in the best interest of the county in
the absence of a contractor that is licensed to perform the work.

Ê If the board
authorizes the use of a county highway patrol or county equipment on a private
road pursuant to this subsection, the equipment must be operated by an employee
of the county. The board may require the owner of the road to pay the county
for the use of the equipment and related labor costs.

NRS 244.275Purchase or lease of property for use of county; appraisal.

1. The boards of county commissioners
shall have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties:

(a) To purchase any real or personal property
necessary for the use of the county.

(b) To lease any real or personal property
necessary for the use of the county.

2. No purchase of real property shall be
made unless the value of the same has been previously appraised and fixed by
one or more competent real estate appraisers to be appointed for that purpose
by the county commissioners. The person or persons so appointed shall be sworn
to make a true appraisement thereof according to the best of their knowledge
and ability. Purchases of real property from other federal, state or local governments
are exempt from such requirement of appraisement.

NRS 244.276Purchase, sale or exchange of property with owners abutting road
or flood control facility to adjust road or flood control facility; reversion
of property acquired by dedication.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, any county may buy, sell or exchange property in the manner set
forth in subsection 3 without complying with the provisions of NRS 244.281 when deemed necessary or proper to
establish, align, realign, change, vacate or otherwise adjust a street, alley,
avenue or other thoroughfare, or portion thereof, or a flood control facility
within its limits.

2. If the county acquired the property by
dedication, the property may not be sold and ownership must revert to the
abutting property owners in the proportion that the property was dedicated by
them or their predecessors in interest. In the case of realignment, the
property may be exchanged for other real property.

3. When a petition signed by all property
holders owning or controlling property abutting on a proposed or existing
street, avenue, alley or other thoroughfare, or a flood control facility, which
may be affected by an establishment, alignment, realignment, change, vacation
or other adjustment is presented to any board of county commissioners, praying
to have the proposed or existing street, alley, avenue or other thoroughfare,
or the flood control facility, established, aligned, realigned, changed,
vacated or otherwise adjusted, or upon the resolution of the board of county
commissioners, the board of county commissioners may make the establishment,
alignment, realignment, change, vacation or other adjustment as it may deem
proper, by purchase, sale, proceedings in eminent domain or exchange of county
property, including portions of streets, alleys, avenues or other
thoroughfares, or flood control facilities, in order to carry out any necessary
establishment, alignment, realignment, change, vacation or other adjustment
whenever the board of county commissioners considers it to be in the best
interests of the county.

NRS 244.277Acceptance of grant of right-of-way, permit, lease or patent
over certain federal lands.The
board of county commissioners may apply for and accept:

1. Grants of rights-of-way, permits,
leases and patents and subsequent renewals of grants of rights-of-way, permits,
leases and patents over, upon, under or through any land or interest in land
owned by the United States and administered by the Secretary of the Interior
through the Bureau of Land Management and by the Secretary of Agriculture with
respect to lands within the National Forest System, pursuant to Title V of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. §§ 1761-1771, the
Recreation and Public Purposes Act, 43 U.S.C. §§ 869-869-4, and the Southern
Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998, Public Law 105-263; and

2. Special use permits for parks, forests
and public property owned by the United States and administered by the
Secretary of Agriculture, through the United States Forest Service, pursuant to
Title 16 of the United States Code and 36 C.F.R. Part 251,

Ê and in
connection therewith may indemnify the United States and may comply with
federal regulations and stipulations consistent with the federal statutes and
regulations set forth in this section or any other applicable federal statute
or regulation.

NRS 244.278Maintenance and repair of dedicated streets or easements
acquired by general improvement district.

1. Except as provided in subsection 5,
when streets or easements acquired by a district organized or reorganized
pursuant to chapter 318 of NRS have been
accepted for dedication by a board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 278.380 and 278.390, the board of county commissioners
shall:

(a) Maintain and repair such streets or
easements; or

(b) Pay the board of trustees of such district
for the maintenance and repair of such streets or easements.

2. If the board of county commissioners
maintains and repairs the streets or easements, it shall do so in the same
manner as other streets or easements are maintained or repaired by the county.

3. If the board of county commissioners
pays a board of trustees for such maintenance and repair, the amount of money
paid shall be that fraction of the total money allocated to the county pursuant
to NRS 365.550 which equals the ratio
of the total miles of such dedicated streets or easements to the total miles of
all county streets and roads.

4. Any such money received by a board of
trustees shall be used for maintenance and repair of such streets or easements
or for the purchase of equipment for such work and shall not be used to defray
the expenses of administration of the district.

5. If the repair of a street or easement
is necessary because of an improvement undertaken by a board of trustees, the
board of county commissioners is not required to repair or pay for the repair
of that street or easement.

NRS 244.2795Sale or lease of certain real property: Appraisal required;
qualifications and selection of appraisers; disclosure statements; interest of
appraiser or related person in property or adjoining property prohibited;
effect of sale or lease in violation of section.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.189, 244.276, 244.279, 244.2815, 244.2825, 244.2833, 244.2835, 244.284, 244.287, 244.290, 278.479 to 278.4965, inclusive, and subsection 3 of NRS 496.080, except as otherwise required
by federal law, except as otherwise required pursuant to a cooperative
agreement entered into pursuant to NRS
277.050 or 277.053 or an interlocal
agreement in existence on or before October 1, 2004, except if the board of county
commissioners is entering into a joint development agreement for real property
owned by the county to which the board of county commissioners is a party,
except for a lease of residential property with a term of 1 year or less,
except for the sale or lease of real property to a public utility, as defined
in NRS 704.020, to be used for a public
purpose, except for the sale or lease of real property to the State or another
governmental entity and except for the sale or lease of real property larger
than 1 acre which is approved by the voters at a primary or general election or
special election, the board of county commissioners shall, when offering any
real property for sale or lease:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph, obtain two independent appraisals of the real property before
selling or leasing it. If the board of county commissioners holds a public
hearing on the matter of the fair market value of the real property, one
independent appraisal of the real property is sufficient before selling or
leasing it. The appraisal or appraisals, as applicable, must have been prepared
not more than 6 months before the date on which the real property is offered
for sale or lease.

(b) Select the one independent appraiser or two
independent appraisers, as applicable, from the list of appraisers established
pursuant to subsection 2.

(c) Verify the qualifications of each appraiser
selected pursuant to paragraph (b). The determination of the board of county
commissioners as to the qualifications of the appraiser is conclusive.

2. The board of county commissioners shall
adopt by ordinance the procedures for creating or amending a list of appraisers
qualified to conduct appraisals of real property offered for sale or lease by
the board. The list must:

(a) Contain the names of all persons qualified to
act as a general appraiser in the same county as the real property that may be
appraised; and

(b) Be organized at random and rotated from time
to time.

3. An appraiser chosen pursuant to
subsection 1 must provide a disclosure statement which includes, without
limitation, all sources of income that may constitute a conflict of interest
and any relationship with the real property owner or the owner of an adjoining
real property.

4. An appraiser shall not perform an
appraisal on any real property for sale or lease by the board of county
commissioners if the appraiser or a person related to the appraiser within the
first degree of consanguinity or affinity has an interest in the real property
or an adjoining property.

5. If real property is sold or leased in
violation of the provisions of this section:

(a) The sale or lease is void; and

(b) Any change to an ordinance or law governing
the zoning or use of the real property is void if the change takes place within
5 years after the date of the void sale or lease.

NRS 244.281Sale or lease of certain real property: Determination that sale
or lease is in best interest of county; notice; appraisal; exceptions; second
offering; effect of sale or lease in violation of section.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection and NRS 244.189, 244.276,
244.279, 244.2815, 244.2825, 244.2833, 244.2835, 244.284, 244.287, 244.290, 278.479 to 278.4965, inclusive, and subsection 3 of NRS 496.080, except as otherwise required
by federal law, except as otherwise required pursuant to a cooperative
agreement entered into pursuant to NRS
277.050 or 277.053 or an interlocal
agreement in existence on or before October 1, 2004, except if the board of
county commissioners is entering into a joint development agreement for real
property owned by the county to which the board of county commissioners is a
party, except for a lease of residential property with a term of 1 year or less,
except for the sale or lease of real property to a public utility, as defined
in NRS 704.020, to be used for a public
purpose and except for the sale or lease of real property larger than 1 acre
which is approved by the voters at a primary or general election or special
election:

(a) When a board of county commissioners has
determined by resolution that the sale or lease of any real property owned by
the county will be for purposes other than to establish, align, realign,
change, vacate or otherwise adjust any street, alley, avenue or other
thoroughfare, or portion thereof, or flood control facility within the county
and will be in the best interest of the county, it may:

(1) Sell the property in the manner
prescribed for the sale of real property in NRS 244.282.

(2) Lease the property in the manner
prescribed for the lease of real property in NRS
244.283.

(b) Before the board of county commissioners may
sell or lease any real property as provided in paragraph (a), it shall:

(1) Post copies of the resolution
described in paragraph (a) in three public places in the county; and

(2) Cause to be published at least once a
week for 3 successive weeks, in a newspaper qualified under chapter 238 of NRS that is published in the
county in which the real property is located, a notice setting forth:

(I) A description of the real
property proposed to be sold or leased in such a manner as to identify it;

(II) The minimum price, if
applicable, of the real property proposed to be sold or leased; and

(III) The places at which the
resolution described in paragraph (a) has been posted pursuant to subparagraph
(1), and any other places at which copies of that resolution may be obtained.

Ê If no
qualified newspaper is published within the county in which the real property
is located, the required notice must be published in some qualified newspaper
printed in the State of Nevada and having a general circulation within that
county.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this
paragraph, if the board of county commissioners by its resolution further finds
that the property to be sold or leased is worth more than $1,000, the board
shall appoint two or more disinterested, competent real estate appraisers
pursuant to NRS 244.2795 to appraise the property.
If the board of county commissioners holds a public hearing on the matter of
the fair market value of the property, one disinterested, competent appraisal
of the property is sufficient before selling or leasing it. Except for property
acquired pursuant to NRS 371.047, the
board of county commissioners shall not sell or lease it for less than the
highest appraised value.

(d) If the property is appraised at $1,000 or
more, the board of county commissioners may:

(1) Lease the property; or

(2) Sell the property either for cash or
for not less than 25 percent cash down and upon deferred payments over a period
of not more than 10 years, secured by a mortgage or deed of trust, bearing such
interest and upon such further terms as the board of county commissioners may
specify.

(e) A board of county commissioners may sell or
lease any real property owned by the county without complying with the
provisions of NRS 244.282 or 244.283
to:

(1) A person who owns real property
located adjacent to the real property to be sold or leased if the board has
determined by resolution that the sale will be in the best interest of the
county and the real property is a:

(I) Remnant that was separated from its
original parcel due to the construction of a street, alley, avenue or other
thoroughfare, or portion thereof, flood control facility or other public
facility;

(II) Parcel that, as a result of its
size, is too small to establish an economically viable use by anyone other than
the person who owns real property adjacent to the real property for sale or
lease; or

(III) Parcel which is subject to a
deed restriction prohibiting the use of the real property by anyone other than
the person who owns real property adjacent to the real property for sale or
lease.

(2) The State or another governmental
entity if:

(I) The sale or lease restricts the
use of the real property to a public use; and

(II) The board adopts a resolution
finding that the sale or lease will be in the best interest of the county.

(f) A board of county commissioners that disposes
of real property pursuant to paragraph (d) is not required to offer to reconvey
the real property to the person from whom the real property was received or
acquired by donation or dedication.

(g) If real property that is offered for sale or
lease pursuant to this section is not sold or leased at the initial offering of
the contract for the sale or lease of the real property, the board of county
commissioners may offer the real property for sale or lease a second time
pursuant to this section. If there is a material change relating to the title,
zoning or an ordinance governing the use of the real property, the board of
county commissioners must obtain a new appraisal of the real property pursuant
to the provisions of NRS 244.2795 before offering
the real property for sale or lease a second time. If real property that is
offered for sale or lease pursuant to this section is not sold or leased at the
second offering of the contract for the sale or lease of the real property, the
board of county commissioners may list the real property for sale or lease at
the appraised value with a licensed real estate broker, provided that the
broker or a person related to the broker within the first degree of
consanguinity or affinity does not have an interest in the real property or an
adjoining property.

2. If real property is sold or leased in
violation of the provisions of this section:

(a) The sale or lease is void; and

(b) Any change to an ordinance or law governing
the zoning or use of the real property is void if the change takes place within
5 years after the date of the void sale or lease.

3. As used in this section, “flood control
facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 244.276.

NRS 244.2815Sale, lease or disposal of real property of county for
redevelopment or economic development; requirements.

1. A board of county commissioners may
sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real property for the purposes of
redevelopment or economic development:

(a) Without first offering the real property to
the public; and

(b) For less than fair market value of the real
property.

2. Before a board of county commissioners
may sell, lease or otherwise dispose of real property pursuant to this section,
the board must:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3,
obtain an appraisal of the real property pursuant to NRS
244.2795; and

(b) Adopt a resolution finding that it is in the
best interest of the public to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the real
property:

(1) Without offering the real property to
the public; and

(2) For less than fair market value of the
real property.

3. The board of county commissioners of a
county whose population is less than 45,000 may lease real property pursuant to
this section without obtaining the appraisal otherwise required pursuant to
subsection 2 if:

(a) The real property was acquired by the county
directly from the Federal Government; and

(b) The terms and conditions under which the real
property was acquired prohibit the sale of the real property and provide for
the reversion of the title to the real property to the Federal Government upon
demand by the Federal Government.

4. As used in this section:

(a) “Economic development” means:

(1) The establishment of new commercial
enterprises or facilities within the county;

(2) The support, retention or expansion of
existing commercial enterprises or facilities within the county;

(3) The establishment, retention or
expansion of public, quasi-public or other facilities or operations within the
county;

(4) The establishment of residential
housing needed to support the establishment of new commercial enterprises or
facilities or the expansion of existing commercial enterprises or facilities;
or

(5) Any combination of the activities
described in subparagraphs (1) to (4), inclusive,

Ê to create
and retain opportunities of employment for the residents of the county.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.279, before ordering the sale at auction of
any real property, the board shall, in open meeting by a majority vote of the
members, adopt a resolution declaring its intention to sell the property at
auction. The resolution must:

(a) Describe the property proposed to be sold in
such a manner as to identify it.

(b) Specify the minimum price and the terms upon
which it will be sold.

(c) Fix a time, not less than 3 weeks thereafter,
for a public meeting of the board to be held at its regular place of meeting,
at which sealed bids will be received and considered.

2. Notice of the adoption of the
resolution and of the time and place of holding the meeting must be given by:

(a) Posting copies of the resolution in three
public places in the county not less than 15 days before the date of the
meeting; and

(b) Causing to be published at least once a week
for 3 successive weeks before the meeting, in a newspaper qualified under chapter 238 of NRS that is published in the
county in which the real property is located, a notice setting forth:

(1) A description of the real property
proposed to be sold at auction in such a manner as to identify it;

(2) The minimum price of the real property
proposed to be sold at auction; and

(3) The places at which the resolution
described in subsection 1 has been posted pursuant to paragraph (a), and any
other places at which copies of that resolution may be obtained.

Ê If no
qualified newspaper is published within the county in which the real property
is located, the required notice must be published in some qualified newspaper
printed in the State of Nevada and having a general circulation within that
county.

3. At the time and place fixed in the
resolution for the meeting of the board, all sealed bids which have been
received must, in public session, be opened, examined and declared by the
board. Of the proposals submitted which conform to all terms and conditions
specified in the resolution of intention to sell and which are made by
responsible bidders, the bid which is the highest must be finally accepted,
unless a higher oral bid is accepted or the board rejects all bids.

4. Before accepting any written bid, the
board shall call for oral bids. If, upon the call for oral bidding, any
responsible person offers to buy the property upon the terms and conditions
specified in the resolution, for a price exceeding by at least 5 percent the
highest written bid, then the highest oral bid which is made by a responsible
person must be finally accepted.

5. The final acceptance by the board may
be made either at the same session or at any adjourned session of the same
meeting held within the 10 days next following.

6. The board may, either at the same
session or at any adjourned session of the same meeting held within the 10 days
next following, if it deems the action to be for the best public interest,
reject any and all bids, either written or oral, and withdraw the property from
sale.

7. Any resolution of acceptance of any bid
made by the board must authorize and direct the chair to execute a deed and to
deliver it upon performance and compliance by the purchaser with all the terms
or conditions of the purchaser’s contract which are to be performed
concurrently therewith.

8. All money received from sales of real
property must be deposited forthwith with the county treasurer to be credited
to the county general fund.

9. The board may require any person
requesting that real property be sold pursuant to the provisions of this
section to deposit a sufficient amount of money to pay the costs to be incurred
by the board in acting upon the application, including the costs of publication
and the expenses of appraisal. This deposit must be refunded whenever the
person making the deposit is not the successful bidder. The costs of acting
upon the application, including the costs of publication and the expenses of
appraisal, must be borne by the successful bidder.

10. If real property is sold in violation
of the provisions of this section:

(a) The sale is void; and

(b) Any change to an ordinance or law governing
the zoning or use of the real property is void if the change takes place within
5 years after the date of the void sale.

NRS 244.2825Transfer or sale of real property which was part of original
mining townsite and which was acquired by county directly from Federal
Government.

1. Unless the provisions of NRS 244.2815 apply, a board of county commissioners
may transfer real property which was acquired by the county directly from the
Federal Government to a person without complying with the provisions of NRS 244.281 if the board of county commissioners
determines that:

(a) The property is part of an original mining
townsite;

(b) The person and the person’s predecessors in
interest, if any, have continuously claimed, possessed and occupied such
property for at least the 25 years immediately preceding the date of the
transfer;

(c) The person’s claim of right to possession of
the property is based upon a written instrument issued to the person or the
person’s predecessors in interest by a person who claimed a right to possess
the property; and

(d) The person or the person’s predecessors in
interest have paid all taxes that have been assessed against the property for
the period during which the person and the person’s predecessors in interest
have claimed, possessed and occupied the property.

2. The board of county commissioners may
sell real property which was acquired by the county directly from the Federal
Government to a person without complying with the provisions of NRS 244.281 if the board of county commissioners
determines that the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
subsection 1 apply to the property. To establish a price for a sale pursuant to
this subsection, a board of county commissioners shall obtain an appraisal of
the property from a person who is certified to appraise real estate pursuant to
chapter 645C of NRS. The price of property
sold pursuant to this subsection must be equal to the sum of the appraised
value of the property plus the greater of:

(a) One hundred dollars; or

(b) The balance of the state, county and
municipal taxes that are due and owing on the land for the 5 years immediately
preceding the date of the sale.

3. For purposes of this section, a person
shall be deemed to have continuously possessed and occupied real property if
during the time the person claims that the person and the person’s predecessors
in interest, if any, have possessed and occupied the real property, the real
property has been:

(a) Usually inhabited, cultivated or improved by
the person or the person’s predecessors in interest;

(b) Protected by a substantial enclosure erected
by the person or the person’s predecessors in interest; or

(c) Used by the person or the person’s
predecessors in interest for the production of fuel, timber, ore or minerals,
for husbandry or pasturage or for any other habitual use that the board of
county commissioners determines to be indicative of possession and occupancy.

4. Before submitting documents to the
county recorder to record a transfer or sale of property to a person pursuant
to this section, the board of county commissioners shall:

(a) Charge and collect from the person to whom
the real property is being transferred or sold a payment in an amount equal to
the sum of:

(1) If applicable, the sales price
determined pursuant to subsection 2; and

(2) The total cost to the county of:

(I) Acquiring the property from the
Federal Government; and

(II) Conveying the property to the
person; and

(b) Submit the money collected pursuant to this
section to the county treasurer.

5. As used in this section, “original
mining townsite” means real property owned by the Federal Government upon which
improvements were made:

(a) Because a mining operation was located near
the property; and

(b) Based upon the belief that:

(1) The property had been or would be
acquired from the Federal Government by the entity that operated the mine; or

(2) The person who made the improvement
had a valid claim for acquiring the property from the Federal Government.

1. When the board of county commissioners
determines that the lease of real property belonging to the county for
industrial, commercial, residential or recreational purposes is necessary or
desirable, the board may lease such real property, whether acquired by
purchase, dedication or otherwise. Such a lease must not be in contravention of
any condition in a gift or devise of real property to the county.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.279 and 244.2833,
before ordering the lease of any property the board shall, in open meeting by a
majority vote of the members, adopt a resolution declaring its intention to
lease the property. The resolution must:

(a) Describe the property proposed to be leased
in such manner as to identify it.

(b) Specify the minimum rental, and the terms
upon which it will be leased.

(c) Fix a time, not less than 3 weeks thereafter,
for a public meeting of the board to be held at its regular place of meeting,
at which sealed proposals to lease will be received and considered.

3. Notice of the adoption of the
resolution and of the time and place of holding the meeting must be given by:

(a) Posting copies of the resolution in three
public places in the county not less than 15 days before the date of the
meeting; and

(b) Publishing the resolution not less than once
a week for 2 successive weeks before the meeting in a newspaper of general
circulation published in the county, if any such newspaper is published
therein.

4. At the time and place fixed in the
resolution for the meeting of the board, all sealed proposals which have been
received must, in public session, be opened, examined and declared by the
board. Of the proposals submitted which conform to all terms and conditions
specified in the resolution of intention to lease and which are made by
responsible bidders, the proposal which is the highest must be finally
accepted, unless a higher oral bid is accepted or the board rejects all bids.

5. Before accepting any written proposal,
the board shall call for oral bids. If, upon the call for oral bidding, any
responsible person offers to lease the property upon the terms and conditions
specified in the resolution, for a rental exceeding by at least 5 percent the
highest written proposal, then the highest oral bid which is made by a
responsible person must be finally accepted.

6. A person may not make an oral bid
unless, at least 5 days before the meeting held for receiving and considering
bids, the person submits to the board written notice of the person’s intent to
make an oral bid and a statement establishing the person’s financial
responsibility to the satisfaction of the board.

7. The final acceptance by the board may
be made either at the same session or at any adjourned session of the same
meeting held within the 21 days next following.

8. The board may, either at the same
session or at any adjourned session of the same meeting held within the 21 days
next following, if it deems such action to be for the best public interest,
reject any and all bids, either written or oral, and withdraw the property from
lease.

9. Any resolution of acceptance of any bid
made by the board must authorize and direct the chair to execute a lease and to
deliver it upon performance and compliance by the lessee with all the terms or
conditions of the lessee’s contract which are to be performed concurrently
therewith.

10. All money received from rentals of
real property must be deposited forthwith with the county treasurer to be
credited to the county general fund.

NRS 244.2833Lease of building space or other real property that is less than
25,000 square feet.

1. The board of county commissioners may
offer any county-owned building or any portion thereof or any other real
property for lease without complying with the provisions of NRS 244.2795, 244.281 and
244.283 if:

(a) The area of the building space or other real
property is less than 25,000 square feet; and

(b) The board of county commissioners adopts a
resolution stating that it is in the best interest of the county to lease the
property:

(1) Without offering the property to the
public; and

(2) For less than the fair market value of
the building space or other real property, if applicable.

2. The board of county commissioners
shall:

(a) Cause to be published at least once, in a
newspaper qualified under chapter 238 of NRS
that is published in the county in which the county-owned building or portion
thereof or the other real property is located, a notice setting forth a
description of the county-owned building or portion thereof or the other real
property proposed to be leased in such a manner as to identify it; and

(b) Hold a public hearing on the matter not less
than 10 or more than 20 days after the date of publication of the notice.

3. A lease of a county-owned building or
any portion thereof or any other real property pursuant to this section may be
made on such terms and conditions as the board of county commissioners deems
proper. The duration of such a lease must not exceed 3 years and may include an
extension for not more than an additional 2 years.

1. The board of county commissioners of a
county may lease real property to a nonprofit organization that:

(a) Is recognized as exempt under section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(b) Is affiliated by contract or other written
agreement with the county; and

(c) Provides to residents of the county or to
other persons a service that the county would otherwise be required to expend
money to provide,

Ê under such
terms and for such consideration as the board determines reasonable based upon
the costs and benefits to the county and the recommendation of any county
officers who may be involved in approving the lease.

2. To lease real property pursuant to this
section, the board of county commissioners must approve the lease and establish
the recommended amount of rent to be received for the real property. The board
shall render a decision on an application to lease real property pursuant to
this section within 60 days after it receives the application.

3. In determining the amount of rent for
the lease of real property pursuant to this section, consideration must be
given to:

(a) The amount the lessee is able to pay;

(b) Whether the real property will be used by the
lessee to perform a service of value to members of the general public;

(c) Whether the service to be performed on the
real property will be of assistance to any agency of the county; and

(d) The expenses, if any, that the county is
likely to incur to lease real property pursuant to this section in comparison
to other potential uses of the real property.

4. The board of county commissioners may
waive any fee for the consideration of an application submitted pursuant to
this section.

NRS 244.284Lease or conveyance of real property of county to corporation
for public benefit.

1. In addition to the powers conferred by NRS 450.500, the board of county
commissioners may:

(a) Lease any of the real property of the county
for a term not exceeding 99 years; or

(b) Convey any of the real property of the
county, except property of the county that is operated or occupied by the
county fair and recreation board, without consideration,

Ê if such real
property is not needed for the public purposes of the county and is leased or
conveyed to a corporation for public benefit, and the property is actually used
for charitable or civic purposes.

2. A lease or conveyance pursuant to this
section may be made on such terms and conditions as seem proper to the board of
county commissioners.

3. If a corporation for public benefit to
which property is conveyed pursuant to this section ceases to use the property
for charitable or civic purposes, the property automatically reverts to the
county.

4. As used in this section, “corporation
for public benefit” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 82.021.

NRS 244.286Lease or lease-purchase agreement for construction or remodeling
of building or facility; conveyance of property; applicability of certain
provisions to agreement for construction or remodeling of building or facility.

1. The board of county commissioners of
any county may enter into an agreement with a person whereby the person agrees
to construct or remodel a building or facility according to specifications
adopted by the board of county commissioners and thereupon enter into a lease
or a lease-purchase agreement with the board of county commissioners for that
building or facility.

2. The board of county commissioners may
convey property to a person where the purpose of the conveyance is the entering
into of an agreement contemplated by subsection 1.

3. The person who enters into an agreement
for the actual construction or remodeling of a building or facility pursuant to
subsection 1 shall include in the agreement the contractual provisions and
stipulations that are required to be included in a contract for a public work
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 338.013
to 338.090, inclusive.

4. The board of county commissioners, the
contractor who is awarded the contract or entered into the agreement to perform
the construction or remodeling and any subcontractor on the project shall
comply with the provisions of NRS 338.013
to 338.090, inclusive, in the same
manner as if the board of county commissioners had undertaken the project or
had awarded the contract.

NRS 244.287Conveyance of property to nonprofit organization for development
of affordable housing: Application; public hearing; conditions; annual list of
property conveyed; subordination of interest in property conveyed.

1. A nonprofit organization may submit to
a board of county commissioners an application for conveyance of property that
is owned by the county if the property was:

(a) Received by donation for the use and benefit
of the county pursuant to NRS 244.270.

2. Before the board of county
commissioners makes a determination on such an application for conveyance, it
shall hold at least one public hearing on the application. Notice of the time,
place and specific purpose of the hearing must be:

(a) Published at least once in a newspaper of
general circulation in the county.

(b) Mailed to all owners of record of real
property which is located not more than 300 feet from the property that is
proposed for conveyance.

(c) Posted in a conspicuous place on the property
that is proposed for conveyance.

Ê The hearing
must be held not fewer than 10 days but not more than 40 days after the notice
is published, mailed and posted in accordance with this subsection.

3. The board of county commissioners may
approve such an application for conveyance if the nonprofit organization
demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the organization or its
assignee will use the property to develop affordable housing for families whose
income at the time of application for such housing does not exceed 80 percent
of the median gross income for families residing in the same county, as that
percentage is defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development. If the board of county commissioners receives more than one
application for conveyance of the property, the board must give priority to an
application of a nonprofit organization that demonstrates to the satisfaction
of the board that the organization or its assignee will use the property to
develop affordable housing for persons who are disabled or elderly.

4. If the board of county commissioners
approves an application for conveyance, it may convey the property to the
nonprofit organization without consideration. Such a conveyance must not be in
contravention of any condition in a gift or devise of the property to the
county.

5. As a condition to the conveyance of the
property pursuant to subsection 4, the board of county commissioners shall
enter into an agreement with the nonprofit organization that requires the
nonprofit organization or its assignee to use the property to provide
affordable housing for at least 50 years. If the nonprofit organization or its
assignee fails to use the property to provide affordable housing pursuant to
the agreement, the board of county commissioners may take reasonable action to
return the property to use as affordable housing, including, without
limitation:

(a) Repossessing the property from the nonprofit
organization or its assignee.

(b) Transferring ownership of the property from
the nonprofit organization or its assignee to another person or governmental
entity that will use the property to provide affordable housing.

6. The agreement required by subsection 5
must be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which
the property is located and must specify:

(a) The number of years for which the nonprofit
organization or its assignee must use the property to provide affordable
housing; and

(b) The action that the board of county
commissioners will take if the nonprofit organization or its assignee fails to
use the property to provide affordable housing pursuant to the agreement.

7. A board of county commissioners that
has conveyed property pursuant to subsection 4 shall:

(a) Prepare annually a list which includes a
description of all property that was conveyed to a nonprofit organization
pursuant to this section; and

(b) Include the list in the annual audit of the
county which is conducted pursuant to NRS
354.624.

8. If, 5 years after the date of a
conveyance pursuant to subsection 4, a nonprofit organization or its assignee
has not commenced construction of affordable housing, or entered into such
contracts as are necessary to commence the construction of affordable housing,
the property that was conveyed automatically reverts to the county.

9. A board of county commissioners may
subordinate the interest of the county in property conveyed pursuant to
subsection 4 to a first or subsequent holder of a mortgage on that property to
the extent the board deems necessary to promote investment in the construction
of affordable housing.

10. As used in this section, unless the
context otherwise requires, “nonprofit organization” means an organization that
is recognized as exempt pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 244.275, the board of county commissioners of a
county, upon making a finding pursuant to a public hearing that a county
industrial park is necessary to meet the needs of the county, and that no
private enterprise has presented an acceptable proposal for industrial
development, may develop a plan, establish requirements for and carry out the:

(a) Acquisition, sale or lease of real property
by the county for industrial development, upon such lawful terms and conditions
as are agreed to by the board.

(b) Design, engineering and construction of
industrial developments for sale or lease.

2. The board shall:

(a) Give notice of its intention by publication
at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county, or
if there is no such newspaper then in a newspaper of general circulation in the
county published in the State; and

(b) Hold its public hearing not less than 10 nor
more than 20 days after the date of publication of the notice.

3. The board may grant an option to
purchase property designated for industrial development. The duration of the
option must not exceed 3 years, but afterward the board may extend it year by
year. Any attempted assignment of such an option, whether contractual or
effected by operation of law, is void. Upon its execution, the option must
immediately be recorded by the board with the county recorder.

4. After review by the planning
commission, a member of the board or the purchaser or lessee of the property
shall present the proposed plan for an industrial development to the board.

5. The board shall, after a public
hearing, approve or reject the proposed plan.

NRS 244.290Reconveyance, sale or lease of land donated, dedicated or
condemned for public purposes.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 278.480 for the vacation of streets
and easements, the board of county commissioners of any county may reconvey all
the right, title and interest of the county in and to any land donated,
dedicated, acquired in accordance with chapter 37
of NRS, or purchased under the threat of an eminent domain proceeding for a
public park, public square, public landing, public roadway, public
right-of-way, agricultural fairground, aviation field, automobile parking
ground or facility for the accommodation of the traveling public, or land held
in trust for the public for any other public use or uses, or any part thereof,
to the person:

(a) By whom the land was donated or dedicated or
to that person’s heirs, assigns or successors, upon such terms as may be
prescribed by a resolution of the board; or

(b) From whom the land was acquired in accordance
with the provisions of chapter 37 of NRS, or
purchased under the threat of an eminent domain proceeding, or to that person’s
heirs, assigns or successors, except as otherwise provided in NRS 37.270, for an amount equal to the
amount paid for the land by the board.

2. If the board determines that
maintenance of the property is unnecessarily burdensome to the county or that
reconveyance would be in the best interest of the county and its residents, the
board may formally adopt a resolution stating that determination. Upon the
adoption of the resolution, the chair or an authorized representative of the
board shall issue a written offer of reconveyance to the person from whom the
real property was received or acquired, or that person’s successor in interest.

3. If the person from whom the land was
received or acquired, or that person’s successor in interest:

(a) Accepts the offer of reconveyance within 45
days after the date of the offer, the board of county commissioners shall
execute a deed of reconveyance.

(b) Refuses to accept the offer of reconveyance
or states in writing that he or she is unable to accept the offer of
reconveyance, the board of county commissioners may sell or lease the real
property in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

NRS 244.292Acquisition and maintenance of cemeteries; conveyance of
property used as cemetery after public hearing.

1. A board of county commissioners may, by
any lawful means, acquire, control, maintain, enlarge or abolish cemeteries.

2. A board of county commissioners may
convey any real property of the county that is used as a cemetery to any
nonprofit charitable or civic organization for the purpose of maintaining a
cemetery thereon, but only after a public hearing. The conveyance may be made
on such additional terms and conditions as the board deems proper.

1. A board of county commissioners may
construct, convert, improve, equip and maintain parking facilities or parking
spaces for use by the general public and public employees. Such facilities or
spaces must be owned and operated by the county or its agents.

2. The board may fix and charge reasonable
fees for the use of any such parking facilities or spaces.

3. The board may enter into a contract,
lease or other arrangement to provide exclusive parking in designated spaces at
any parking facility owned, leased or operated by the county.

NRS 244.296Motor vehicles.The
board of county commissioners of each county shall establish guidelines for the
use of automobiles and other motor vehicles owned by such county. The
guidelines may enumerate conditions governing the official use of such vehicles
by officers and employees of the county and may impose restrictions on other
uses.

(Added to NRS by 1975, 754)

DISTRICT FOR COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT

NRS 244.2961Creation and administration of district; regulation of
explosive, combustible or inflammable material; duties of employees; certain
counties to adopt ordinance pertaining to transportation of sick or injured
persons to medical facilities.

1. The board of county commissioners may
by ordinance create a district for a fire department. The board of county
commissioners is ex officio the governing body of any district created pursuant
to this section and may:

(a) Organize, regulate and maintain the fire
department.

(b) Appoint and prescribe the duties of the fire
chief.

(c) Designate arson investigators as peace
officers.

(d) Regulate or prohibit the storage of any
explosive, combustible or inflammable material in or transported through the
county, and prescribe the distance from any residential or commercial area
where it may be kept. Any ordinance adopted pursuant to this paragraph that
regulates places of employment where explosives are stored must be at least as
stringent as the standards and procedures adopted by the Division of Industrial
Relations of the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.890.

(e) Establish, by ordinance, a fire code and
other regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.

(f) Include the budget of the district in the
budget of the county.

(g) Hold meetings of the governing body of the
district in conjunction with the meetings of the board of county commissioners
without posting additional notices of the meetings within the district.

2. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 6, if the fire department transports sick or injured persons to a
medical facility, the board of county commissioners shall adopt an ordinance:

(a) Requiring the fire department to defray the
expenses of furnishing such transportation by imposing and collecting fees; and

(b) Establishing a schedule of such fees.

3. The board of county commissioners of a
county whose population is 700,000 or more shall, when adopting an ordinance
pursuant to subsection 2:

(a) Limit the number of transports of sick or
injured persons to a medical facility that may be made by the fire department
to not more than 1,000 such transports per year, except that the fire
department may, exclusive of the limit, make any such emergency transport that
is necessary for the health or life of a sick or injured person when other
ambulance services are not available; and

(b) Require the fire department and all other
ambulance services operating in the county to report to the board:

(1) The total number of transports of sick
or injured persons to a medical facility that are made each month; and

(2) For each transport reported pursuant
to subparagraph (1):

(I) The fees charged to transport
the person to a medical facility;

(II) Whether the person had health
insurance at the time of the transport; and

(III) The name of the medical
facility where the fire department or ambulance service transported the person
to or from.

4. The other officers and employees of the
county shall perform duties for the district that correspond to the duties they
perform for the county.

5. All persons employed to perform the
functions of the fire department are employees of the county for all purposes.

6. The provisions of subsection 2 do not
apply to any county for which a nonprofit corporation has been granted an
exclusive franchise for ambulance service in that county.

NRS 244.2962County commissioners in certain counties to submit reports to
Legislature with certain information concerning transport of person to medical
facility by each fire department and ambulance service in county.The board of county commissioners of a county
whose population is 700,000 or more shall, each calendar quarter, submit a
report to the Legislative Committee on Health Care and the Director of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, if the
Legislature is in session, or to the Legislative Commission, if the Legislature
is not in session. The report must include, without limitation, the following
information related to each fire department and ambulance service operating in
the county:

1. The total number of transports of sick
or injured persons to a medical facility that were made by the fire department
or ambulance service during that calendar quarter.

2. For each person transported by the fire
department or ambulance service during the calendar quarter:

(a) The fees charged to transport the person to a
medical facility;

(b) Whether the person had health insurance at
the time of transport; and

(c) The name of the medical facility where the
fire department or ambulance service transported the person to or from.

1. Subject to the limitations contained in
subsection 2, a board of county commissioners which establishes a district for
a county fire department shall establish the boundaries of the district which
must include only the area which the department is to serve, and may alter
those boundaries by ordinance.

2. The district must not include any
territory within the boundaries of an incorporated city.

NRS 244.2967Levy of tax; accounting for proceeds of tax.A board of county commissioners which creates
a district for a county fire department shall levy a tax for its support and
for the payment of the interest and principal on any indebtedness incurred for
its buildings or equipment, on all property within the boundaries of the
district, and shall establish a separate fund in the county treasury for the
receipt and expenditure of and accounting for the proceeds of this tax.

NRS 244.297Establishment; commitments by juvenile court.The board of county commissioners of any
county may establish by ordinance juvenile forestry camps to which children may
be committed by the juvenile court of the county as provided in title 5 of NRS.

1. An advisory council of 15 members, one
of whom shall be a judge of the juvenile court for the county, one the county
sheriff and one the chief of police of the largest incorporated city, if any,
in the county;

2. The powers and duties of the advisory
council;

3. The appointment of a director of the
juvenile forestry camp;

4. The powers, duties and compensation of
the director;

5. The employment of other necessary
personnel;

6. The adoption of minimum standards of
operation; and

7. Programs of education and training of
committed juveniles.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 35)

NRS 244.299Labor, studies and activities of children committed to camp.Children committed to juvenile forestry camps
may be required to labor on the buildings and grounds thereof, or to perform
any other work or engage in any studies or activities prescribed by the board
of county commissioners or the juvenile court of the county.

(Added to NRS by 1960, 35)

RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTERS

NRS 244.300Operation, maintenance and improvement of parks, golf courses
and other centers to which county holds title.

1. The county commissioners of the several
counties, in addition to the powers now conferred upon them by law, may
operate, manage, improve and maintain all public parks, golf courses and other
public recreational and cultural centers and areas, the construction of which
has either been initiated or completed, and the title to which is held by the
county.

2. For the purposes of this section, title
is held by the county when the county has the right to acquire a clear title by
discharging a fixed encumbrance, whether created by purchase contract, mortgage
or deed of trust.

NRS 244.305Acquisition of land for park, recreational, cultural and memorial
purposes.

1. The boards of county commissioners of
the several counties may acquire by purchase, contracts of purchase, which may
or may not extend beyond their respective terms of office, gift, or in any
other manner, parcels of land for park, recreational, cultural and memorial
purposes.

2. For the purpose of acquiring such
parcels of land the boards of county commissioners may use any unexpended money
remaining in any county fund, except bond interest and redemption funds, and
may fix a yearly rate as a part of the county budget for the purpose of paying
for the lands and the expense incidental to acquiring the same.

NRS 244.306Operation and maintenance of swimming pools and other centers
acquired by gift.

1. The boards of county commissioners of
the several counties, in addition to the powers now conferred upon them by law,
may operate and maintain swimming pools and other public recreational and
cultural centers when they have been acquired by gift to the county.

2. For the purpose of operating and
maintaining such swimming pools or other public recreational and cultural
centers the boards of county commissioners may use any unexpended money
remaining in any county fund, except bond interest and redemption funds. The
use and transfer of any such unexpended funds must be in conformance with chapter 354 of NRS relating to the transfer of
funds by counties. The boards also may:

(a) Provide in their annual county budgets for
the expense of such operation and maintenance and levy a tax for that purpose.

(b) Make charges for the use by the public of any
swimming pools or public recreational or cultural centers acquired pursuant to
this section.

NRS 244.307Expenditure of county money for construction, improvement or
repair of facilities owned by city or school district.

1. The board of county commissioners may,
by resolution, authorize the expenditure of county money for the construction,
reconstruction, improvement or repair of any recreational or cultural facility
the title to which is held by:

(a) An incorporated city located within the
county; or

(b) A school district located within the county,
if the board of county commissioners has entered into an interlocal agreement
with the school district which provides for the construction, reconstruction,
improvement or repair of the facility.

2. Each such resolution must:

(a) Describe the facility for which the money is
to be expended.

(b) Specify the maximum amount of money to be
expended and the terms upon which it is to be expended.

(c) Contain a finding by the board of county
commissioners that a substantial benefit will be derived by the inhabitants of
the county as a whole by the expenditure of such money.

NRS 244.30701Sale of naming rights relating to county-owned shooting range in
county whose population is 700,000 or more: Ordinance establishing procedures
for sale; enterprise fund for proceeds of sale, fees or charges and other money
received for range.

1. The board of county commissioners in a
county whose population is 700,000 or more may adopt, by ordinance, procedures
for the sale of naming rights relating to a shooting range that is owned by the
county, including, without limitation, the sale of naming rights to:

(a) Buildings, improvements, facilities,
features, fixtures and sites located within the boundaries of the shooting
range; and

(b) Activities, events and programs held at the
shooting range.

2. If the board of county commissioners
sells naming rights in accordance with the procedures adopted pursuant to
subsection 1, the board shall create an enterprise fund exclusively for the
proceeds of the sale of all such naming rights, for fees or charges for use of
the shooting range and for any gifts, grants, donations, bequests, devises or
money from any other source received for the shooting range. Any interest or
other income earned on the money in the fund, after deducting any applicable
charges, must be credited to the fund. Money that remains in the fund at the
end of a fiscal year does not revert to the county general fund and the balance
in the fund must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. The money in the
fund may only be used to pay for expenses directly related to the shooting
range.

NRS 244.3072Power of county to create.In
addition to the powers elsewhere conferred upon counties, any county,
regardless of population, may create a county park and recreation commission in
conformity with the procedure prescribed by NRS
244.3073 to 244.30792, inclusive.

(Added to NRS by 1965, 536)

NRS 244.3073Petition for creation of commission; study of feasibility; approval
by appropriate state agency.

1. Upon the petition of 5 percent or more
of the registered voters of a county expressing a desire or interest in the
creation of a county park and recreation commission, the board is authorized to
conduct a recreation feasibility study which will meet the planning criteria
set forth by the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, the National Recreation
Association or any other nationally recognized recreation authority.

2. Any study which shows a need for, and
the feasibility of, a county park and recreation commission must be submitted
to the Division of State Parks of the State Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources or any other appropriate state agency. Acceptance and
approval of the study by the Division of State Parks or other appropriate state
agency empowers and authorizes the board to organize by ordinance a county park
and recreation commission for the express purpose of planning, acquiring,
developing, operating and maintaining recreational and cultural facilities and
programs.

1. That the ordinance thereby creates a
county park and recreation commission;

2. The name of the commission;

3. The number of commissioners to be
appointed;

4. The powers to be exercised by the
commission;

5. That the facilities to be acquired, if
any, are those therein designated;

6. That the facilities previously acquired
or to be acquired under or pursuant to NRS 244.3071
to 244.30792, inclusive, or any other law by the
board on behalf of the county, jurisdiction over and responsibility for which
facilities are to be assumed subsequently by the commission, are those therein designated;

7. The times at which such jurisdiction
and responsibility shall be assumed by the commission on behalf of the county;
and

8. The names of the appointed
commissioners who shall serve on the first county park and recreation
commission.

(Added to NRS by 1965, 536)

NRS 244.3075Supplementation of organizational ordinance.

1. Any organizational ordinance may be
supplemented after its adoption from time to time by the board by an ordinance
stating:

(a) Additional powers to be exercised by the
commission;

(b) That the additional facilities, if any, to be
acquired are those therein designated;

(c) That the additional facilities of the county,
jurisdiction over and responsibility for which are to be assumed by the
commission, are those therein designated; and

(d) The times at which such jurisdiction and
responsibility shall be assumed by the commission on behalf of the county.

2. Any supplemental ordinance may diminish
any powers which the commission is authorized to exercise or may take from the
commission jurisdiction over and responsibility for any facilities of the
county which have been previously granted to the commission.

2. Composed of not less than five nor more
than nine members, one of whom shall be a member of the board and one of whom
shall be a member of the board of trustees of the county school district. The
remaining members shall be qualified electors of the county.

1. The terms of office of the
commissioners shall be set so that there is never a termination of the terms of
all members at one time and of the first commissioners appointed, one or more
shall hold office for 1 year, one or more for 2 years, one or more for 3 years,
and two or more for 4 years. Thereafter all commissioners shall be appointed
for terms of 4 years.

2. Commissioners shall hold office until
their successors are appointed and qualified.

3. Any vacancy in the office of
commissioner shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as
original appointments.

4. Commissioners shall serve without
compensation but shall be entitled to the same travel expenses and subsistence
allowances as county officers.

(Added to NRS by 1965, 537)

NRS 244.3078Oath of office; no bond required.Within
10 days after their appointment, commissioners shall qualify by taking the oath
of office. No bond shall be required of them.

(Added to NRS by 1965, 537)

NRS 244.3079Election of officers; treasurer; seal.

1. Within 10 days after their appointment,
the commissioners shall organize as the commission by the election of one of
their number as chair, one as secretary, and by the election of such other
officers as they may deem necessary. Annually during January the commission
shall reorganize by the election of new officers.

2. The county treasurer of the county
shall be the treasurer of the commission. The treasurer shall receive and pay
out all the moneys of the county under the control of the commission, as
ordered by it, but shall receive no compensation for any such additional
duties.

3. The commission shall adopt a seal.

(Added to NRS by 1965, 537)

NRS 244.30791Meetings; records; quorum.

1. The commission shall hold at least four
meetings each year and shall keep a complete record of all its transactions.

2. A majority of the commissioners shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

3. Any resolution, motion or other action
shall be adopted or ordered taken by a majority of the commissioners forming a
quorum.

(Added to NRS by 1965, 537)

NRS 244.30792Powers and duties.The
commission may have the following powers and duties as determined by the board
and as set forth by the board in the organizational ordinance:

1. To determine policy in regard to
recreational, cultural and park facilities.

2. To promulgate regulations governing the
use of such facilities.

3. To prepare plans for additional
recreational, cultural and park facilities and the development of existing
facilities.

4. To operate and maintain existing
facilities.

5. To fix, and from time to time increase
or decrease, rates, tolls and charges for services and the use or availability
of facilities.

6. To employ technical and clerical staff.

7. To prepare and submit annual budgets to
the board.

8. To purchase or lease land subject to
the statutes governing purchases and leases of land by the board.

9. To acquire by gift, bequest or devise
any personal property, or any real property within the county, for
recreational, cultural or park facilities.

10. To administer any trusts declared for
recreational, cultural and park facilities in the county.

11. To enter into contracts for the
construction and development of recreational, cultural and park facilities.

12. To expend all money collected to the
credit of facilities under the control of the commission, but all money
received for such facilities must be deposited in the county treasury to the
credit of the commission and paid out only upon warrants drawn by the
commission upon properly authenticated vouchers of the commission after
approval of the same by the county auditor.

13. To perform such additional duties for
park, recreational and cultural programs as may be delegated by the board.

(c) Acquire suitable sites or grounds, or any
interests therein, for any recreational, cultural or park facilities; and

(d) Operate, maintain, sell and otherwise dispose
of the facilities.

2. Recreational, cultural and park
facilities include, without limiting the generality of the provisions of
subsection 1, those buildings, incidental improvements, equipment, furnishings,
sites and grounds, or interest therein, as are used for recreational, cultural
and park purposes.

NRS 244.3082Exercise of powers by commission; ordinance.Whenever the board of county commissioners
desires any of such powers to be exercised by a county park commission, the
board is hereby empowered and authorized to organize by ordinance such a
commission to exercise thereafter any of such powers on behalf of the county.

4. That the facilities to be acquired, if
any, are those therein designated;

5. That the facilities previously acquired
or to be acquired under or pursuant to NRS 244.308
to 244.3091, inclusive, or any other law by the
board on behalf of the county, jurisdiction over and responsibility for which
facilities are to be assumed subsequently by the commission, are those therein
designated;

6. The times at which such jurisdiction
and responsibility shall be assumed by the commission on behalf of the county;
and

7. The names of the commissioners who
shall serve on the first county park commission.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 410; A 1969, 927; 1973, 715)

NRS 244.3084Supplementation of organizational ordinance.

1. Any organizational ordinance may be
supplemented after its adoption from time to time by the board by an ordinance
stating:

(a) Additional powers to be exercised by the
commission;

(b) That the additional facilities, if any, to be
acquired are those therein designated;

(c) That the additional facilities of the county,
jurisdiction over and responsibility for which are to be assumed by the
commission, are those therein designated; and

(d) The times at which such jurisdiction and
responsibility shall be assumed by the commission on behalf of the county.

2. Any supplemental ordinance may diminish
any powers which the commission is authorized to exercise or may take from the
commission jurisdiction over and responsibility for any facilities of the
county which have been previously granted to the commission.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 410)

NRS 244.3085Number and appointment of members.The
commission shall be composed of nine members, who shall be appointed by the
board from residents of the county at large with reference to their fitness for
office.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 411; A 1973, 715)

NRS 244.3086Terms of office; vacancies; compensation and expenses of
commissioners.

1. Of the first commissioners appointed,
one shall hold office for 1 year, two for 2 years, three for 3 years, and three
for 4 years. Thereafter all commissioners shall be appointed for terms of 4
years.

2. Commissioners shall hold office until
their successors are appointed and qualified.

3. Any vacancy in the office of
commissioner shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as
original appointments.

4. Commissioners shall serve without
compensation but shall be entitled to the same travel expenses and subsistence
allowances as county officers.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 411; A 1973, 715)

NRS 244.3087Oath of office; no bond required.Within
10 days after their appointment, commissioners shall qualify by taking the oath
of office. No bond shall be required of them.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 411)

NRS 244.3088Election of officers; treasurer; seal.

1. Within 10 days after their appointment,
the commissioners shall organize as the commission by the election of one of
their number as chair, one as secretary, and by the election of such other
officers as they may deem necessary.

2. The county treasurer of the county
shall be the treasurer of the commission. The treasurer shall receive and pay
out all the moneys of the county under the control of the commission, as
ordered by it, but shall receive no compensation for any such additional
duties.

3. The commission shall adopt a seal.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 411)

NRS 244.3089Meetings; records; quorum.

1. The commission shall hold at least four
meetings each year and shall keep a complete record of all its transactions.

2. Five commissioners shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.

3. Any resolution, motion or other action
shall be adopted or ordered taken by a majority of the commissioners forming a
quorum.

(Added to NRS by 1963, 411; A 1973, 716)

NRS 244.309Powers and duties.The
commission may have the following powers and duties as determined by the board
and as set forth by the board in the organizational ordinance:

1. To determine policy in regard to
recreational, cultural and park facilities.

2. To promulgate regulations governing the
use of such facilities.

3. To prepare plans for additional
recreational, cultural and park facilities and the development of existing
facilities.

4. To operate and maintain existing
facilities.

5. To fix, and from time to time increase
or decrease, rates, tolls and charges for services and the use or availability
of facilities.

6. To employ technical and clerical staff.

7. To prepare and submit annual budgets to
the board.

8. To purchase or lease land subject to
the statutes governing purchases and leases of land by the board.

9. To acquire by gift, bequest or devise
any real or personal property for recreational, cultural and park facilities.

10. To administer any trusts declared for
recreational, cultural and park facilities in the county.

11. To enter into contracts for the
construction and development of recreational, cultural and park facilities.

12. To cooperate with the county manager
in all matters relating to recreational, cultural and park facilities.

13. To do all other acts necessary and
pertinent to a park, recreational and cultural program.

14. To expend all money collected to the
credit of facilities under the control of the commission, but all money
received for such facilities must be deposited in the county treasury to the
credit of the commission and paid out only upon warrants drawn by the
commission upon properly authenticated vouchers of the commission after
approval of the same by the county auditor.

15. To exercise such additional powers and
perform such additional duties as delegated by the board in its discretion for
a park, recreational and cultural program.

NRS 244.3091County commissioners’ exercise of power of eminent domain.The board may, at the request of the
commission, exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire real property for
recreational, cultural and park purposes.

NRS 244.320Agreements and transactions extending beyond term of
commissioners.

1. A board of county commissioners may
enter into any agreement, contract, lease, franchise, exchange of property or
other transaction which extends beyond the terms of the county commissioners
then in office and voting on the matter, but except as otherwise provided by
law, the agreement, contract, lease, franchise, exchange or other transaction
is binding beyond those terms of office only to the extent that money is
appropriated therefor, or for a like item or service.

2. This section does not affect any
agreement, contract, lease, franchise, exchange of property or other
transaction which does not extend beyond the term of office of any member of
the board who is part of the quorum voting thereon.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section and NRS 344.050, public
printing required by the various counties must be placed with a bona fide
newspaper or bona fide commercial printing establishment within the county. If
there is no bona fide newspaper or bona fide commercial printing establishment
within the county adequately equipped to do the printing, the printing must be
placed with a bona fide newspaper or bona fide commercial printing
establishment in the State adequately equipped to do the printing. If only one
such newspaper or commercial printing establishment exists in the county and it
fails, or has failed in the past, with regard to a specific piece of printing
required by law to be printed, to perform its printing functions in accordance
with the specification for the job as supplied by the governing body in any
year, the specific piece of printing when required in any subsequent year may
be placed with a bona fide newspaper or bona fide commercial printing
establishment in the State adequately equipped to do the printing.

2. Except as otherwise authorized in
subsections 4 and 5, printing required by counties must be done within the
State.

3. The provisions of this section are
contingent upon satisfactory services being rendered by all such printing
establishments and reasonable charges therefor. As used in this subsection,
“reasonable charges” means a charge not in excess of the amount necessary to be
paid for similar work in other printing establishments.

4. The provisions of this section do not
prohibit the printing of county bonds and other evidences of indebtedness
outside the State.

5. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection and NRS 344.050, the
printing of ballots and other materials required for an election must be placed
with a bona fide newspaper or bona fide printing establishment that is located
within the county in which the election will be held and that is adequately
equipped to do the printing. If there is no bona fide newspaper or bona fide
printing establishment located within that county that is adequately equipped
to do the printing, the printing may be placed with a bona fide newspaper or
bona fide printing establishment located outside the State that is adequately
equipped to do the printing.

NRS 244.331Definitions.As
used in NRS 244.331 to 244.3345,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 244.3315 to 244.3335,
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

NRS 244.3315“Apartment complex” defined.“Apartment
complex” means a building or group of buildings, each building of which is
arranged in several units of connecting rooms, with each unit designed for
independent housekeeping.

NRS 244.3335“Unit” defined.“Unit”
means a structure or the part of a structure that is occupied as, or designed
or intended for occupancy as, a residence or sleeping place by one person who
maintains a household or by two or more persons who maintain a common
household.

NRS 244.334Certification of persons who engage in property management in
unincorporated area of county; application; fees; renewal; conditions; penalty;
exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, the board of county commissioners of each county may, by
ordinance, require each person who wishes to engage in property management in
an unincorporated area of the county to obtain a certificate issued by the
board before engaging in property management.

2. If a board of county commissioners of a
county adopts an ordinance pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) Each person who engages in property
management must make application for a certificate to the board of county
commissioners of the county in which the property to be managed is to be
located. The application must be in a form and manner prescribed by the board
of county commissioners.

(b) The board of county commissioners may:

(1) Establish and collect a fee for the
issuance or renewal of a certificate.

(2) Grant or deny applications for the
issuance or renewal of a certificate.

(3) Impose conditions, limitations and
restrictions upon a certificate.

(4) Establish any other requirements
necessary to carry out the ordinance, including, without limitation, the
imposition of a penalty for a violation of the ordinance.

(5) Adopt, amend and repeal regulations
relating to the ordinance.

3. An ordinance adopted pursuant to the
provisions of this section must not apply to:

(a) A person who holds a license issued pursuant
to chapter 645 of NRS; or

(b) A person engaging in property management of a
property where gaming is conducted under a nonrestricted license for gaming
issued pursuant to NRS 463.170.

NRS 244.3345Ordinance to require property in unincorporated area of county
to be managed by person issued certificate; penalty; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, the board of county commissioners of each county may, by
ordinance, require that a property which is located in an unincorporated area
of the county must be managed by a person issued a certificate pursuant to the
provisions of NRS 244.334.

2. If a board of county commissioners
adopts an ordinance pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1, the board of
county commissioners may:

(a) Establish any other requirements necessary to
carry out the ordinance, including, without limitation, the imposition of a
penalty for a violation of the ordinance.

(b) Adopt, amend and repeal regulations relating
to the ordinance.

3. An ordinance adopted pursuant to the
provisions of this section must not apply to:

(a) A property managed by a person who holds a
license issued pursuant to chapter 645 of
NRS; or

(b) A property where gaming is conducted under a
nonrestricted license for gaming issued pursuant to NRS 463.170.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsections 2, 3 and 4, and NRS 244.33501, a
board of county commissioners may:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.331 to 244.3345,
inclusive, 598D.150 and 640C.100, regulate all character of
lawful trades, callings, industries, occupations, professions and business
conducted in its county outside of the limits of incorporated cities and towns.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 244.3359 and 576.128,
fix, impose and collect a license tax for revenue or for regulation, or for
both revenue and regulation, on such trades, callings, industries, occupations,
professions and business.

2. The county license boards have the
exclusive power in their respective counties to regulate entertainers employed
by an entertainment by referral service and the business of conducting a
dancing hall, escort service, entertainment by referral service or gambling
game or device permitted by law, outside of an incorporated city. The county
license boards may fix, impose and collect license taxes for revenue or for
regulation, or for both revenue and regulation, on such employment and
businesses.

3. A board of county commissioners shall
not require that a person who is licensed as a contractor pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS obtain more than one license
to engage in the business of contracting or pay more than one license tax
related to engaging in the business of contracting, regardless of the number of
classifications or subclassifications of licensing for which the person is
licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS.

4. The board of county commissioners or
county license board shall not require a person to obtain a license or pay a
license tax on the sole basis that the person is a professional. As used in
this subsection, “professional” means a person who:

(a) Holds a license, certificate, registration,
permit or similar type of authorization issued by a regulatory body as defined
in NRS 622.060 or who is regulated
pursuant to the Nevada Supreme Court Rules; and

(b) Practices his or her profession for any type
of compensation as an employee.

5. The county license board shall provide
upon request an application for a state business license pursuant to chapter 76 of NRS. No license to engage in any
type of business may be granted unless the applicant for the license:

(a) Signs an affidavit affirming that the
business has complied with the provisions of chapter
76 of NRS; or

(b) Provides to the county license board the
entity number of the applicant assigned by the Secretary of State which the
county may use to validate that the applicant is currently in good standing
with the State and has complied with the provisions of chapter 76 of NRS.

6. No license to engage in business as a
seller of tangible personal property may be granted unless the applicant for
the license:

(a) Presents written evidence that:

(1) The Department of Taxation has issued
or will issue a permit for this activity, and this evidence clearly identifies
the business by name; or

(2) Another regulatory agency of the State
has issued or will issue a license required for this activity; or

(b) Provides to the county license board the
entity number of the applicant assigned by the Secretary of State which the
county may use to validate that the applicant is currently in good standing
with the State and has complied with the provisions of paragraph (a).

7. Any license tax levied for the purposes
of NRS 244.3358 or 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, constitutes a lien
upon the real and personal property of the business upon which the tax was
levied until the tax is paid. The lien has the same priority as a lien for
general taxes. The lien must be enforced:

(a) By recording in the office of the county
recorder, within 6 months after the date on which the tax became delinquent or
was otherwise determined to be due and owing, a notice of the tax lien
containing the following:

(1) The amount of tax due and the appropriate
year;

(2) The name of the record owner of the
property;

(3) A description of the property
sufficient for identification; and

(4) A verification by the oath of any
member of the board of county commissioners or the county fair and recreation
board; and

(b) By an action for foreclosure against the
property in the same manner as an action for foreclosure of any other lien,
commenced within 2 years after the date of recording of the notice of the tax
lien, and accompanied by appropriate notice to other lienholders.

8. The board of county commissioners may
delegate the authority to enforce liens from taxes levied for the purposes of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, to the county fair
and recreation board. If the authority is so delegated, the board of county
commissioners shall revoke or suspend the license of a business upon
certification by the county fair and recreation board that the license tax has
become delinquent, and shall not reinstate the license until the tax is paid.
Except as otherwise provided in NRS
239.0115 and 244.3357, all information
concerning license taxes levied by an ordinance authorized by this section or
other information concerning the business affairs or operation of any licensee
obtained as a result of the payment of such license taxes or as the result of
any audit or examination of the books by any authorized employee of a county
fair and recreation board of the county for any license tax levied for the
purpose of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, is confidential and
must not be disclosed by any member, officer or employee of the county fair and
recreation board or the county imposing the license tax unless the disclosure
is authorized by the affirmative action of a majority of the members of the
appropriate county fair and recreation board. Continuing disclosure may be so
authorized under an agreement with the Department of Taxation or Secretary of
State for the exchange of information concerning taxpayers.

1. The board of county commissioners in
each county whose population is 700,000 or more shall enter into an agreement
in accordance with the provisions of NRS
277.080 to 277.180, inclusive, with
the governing body of each city whose population is 150,000 or more located
within the county and with the governing body of each city located within the
county whose population is less than 150,000 who chooses to enter into such an
agreement for the establishment of a business license to authorize a person who
is licensed as a contractor pursuant to chapter
624 of NRS to engage in the business of contracting within the county and
each of those cities.

2. The agreement required pursuant to
subsection 1 must set forth the purposes, powers, rights, obligations and
responsibilities, financial and otherwise, of the county and each city that
enters into the agreement.

3. Upon entering into the agreement
required pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county commissioners shall
establish by ordinance a system for issuing such a business license that
authorizes a person who is licensed as a contractor pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS to engage in the business of
contracting within the county and each city that entered into the agreement
pursuant to subsection 1 and in which the person intends to conduct business.

4. An ordinance adopted pursuant to the
provisions of subsection 3 must include, without limitation:

(a) The requirements for obtaining the business
license;

(b) The fees for the issuance and renewal of the
business license; and

(c) Any other requirements necessary to establish
the system for issuing the business license.

5. A person who is licensed as a
contractor pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS is
eligible to obtain from the county a business license that authorizes the
person to engage in the business of contracting within the county and each city
located in the county which enters into an agreement pursuant to subsection 1
and in which the person intends to conduct business if the person meets the
requirements set forth in the ordinance to qualify for the license and:

(a) The person maintains only one place of
business within the county and the place of business is located within the
unincorporated area of the county;

(b) The person maintains more than one place of
business within the county and each of those places of business is located
within the unincorporated area of the county; or

(c) The person does not maintain any place of
business within the county.

6. A person who obtains a business license
described in this section is subject to all other licensing and permitting
requirements of the State and any other counties and cities in which the person
does business.

NRS 244.33503Continuation of license tax in county whose population is
100,000 or more; use of proceeds; pledge of proceeds.

1. Any license tax:

(a) Which is levied by a county whose population
is 100,000 or more against any lawful trade, calling, industry, occupation,
profession or business conducted in the county and located in an unincorporated
area within the county;

(b) Whose proceeds are pledged for the payment of
any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive; and

(c) Which is being collected by the county on
January 1, 1995,

Ê must
continue to be levied, collected and transmitted to the county fair and
recreation board created pursuant to NRS
244A.599 as long as any of the bonds or other obligations issued pursuant
to the provisions of NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, remain outstanding
and unpaid.

2. The proceeds of the license tax must be
used by the county fair and recreation board for the purposes set forth in NRS 244A.597 to 244A.655, inclusive, including the
payment of any bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to those provisions,
and may be irrevocably pledged by the county fair and recreation board to the
payment of bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to those provisions.

NRS 244.33505Business required to submit affidavit or attestation concerning
industrial insurance upon application for license or post office box; provision
by county of monthly list to Division of Industrial Relations; board of county
commissioners to provide business with document setting forth rights and
responsibilities of employers and employees for promotion of safety in
workplace.

1. In a county in which a license to
engage in a business is required, the board of county commissioners shall not
issue such a license unless the applicant for the license:

(a) Signs an affidavit affirming that the
business:

(1) Has received coverage by a private
carrier as required pursuant to chapters 616A
to 616D, inclusive, and chapter 617 of NRS;

(2) Maintains a valid certificate of
self-insurance pursuant to chapters 616A to
616D, inclusive, of NRS;

(3) Is a member of an association of
self-insured public or private employers; or

(b) If the applicant submits his or her
application electronically, attests to his or her compliance with the
provisions of paragraph (a).

2. In a county in which such a license is
not required, the board of county commissioners shall require a business, when
applying for a post office box, to submit to the board the affidavit or
attestation required by subsection 1.

3. Each board of county commissioners
shall submit to the Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of
the Department of Business and Industry monthly a list of the names of those
businesses which have submitted an affidavit or attestation required by
subsections 1 and 2.

4. Upon receiving an affidavit or
attestation required by this section, a board of county commissioners shall
provide the owner of the business with a document setting forth the rights and
responsibilities of employers and employees to promote safety in the workplace,
in accordance with regulations adopted by the Division of Industrial Relations
of the Department of Business and Industry pursuant to NRS 618.376.

NRS 244.33506Application for or renewal of license, permit or certificate:
Statement regarding obligation of child support required; grounds for denial;
duty of board of county commissioners. [Effective until the date of the repeal
of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish
procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional,
occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for
noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support
proceedings.]

1. If a board of county commissioners
requires a person to obtain a license, permit or certificate to practice a
profession or occupation pursuant to NRS 244.334 or
244.335, an applicant for the issuance or renewal
of such a license, certificate or permit shall submit to the board of county
commissioners the statement prescribed by the Division of Welfare and
Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be
completed and signed by the applicant.

2. The board of county commissioners shall
include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:

(a) The application or any other forms that must
be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the license, certificate or permit;
or

(b) A separate form prescribed by the board of
county commissioners.

3. A license, certificate or permit may
not be issued or renewed by a board of county commissioners pursuant to NRS 244.334 or 244.335 if
the applicant:

(a) Fails to submit the statement required
pursuant to subsection 1; or

(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant
to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a court order for the support
of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the
district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment
of the amount owed pursuant to the order.

4. If an applicant indicates on the
statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that the applicant is subject to a
court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order
or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing
the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the board
of county commissioners shall advise the applicant to contact the district
attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions
that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.

NRS 244.33507Application for issuance of license, permit or certificate:
Social security number required. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42
U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for
withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and
recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with
certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]An application for the issuance of a license,
permit or certificate to practice a profession or occupation pursuant to NRS 244.334 or 244.335
must include the social security number of the applicant.

NRS 244.33508Mandatory suspension of license, certificate or permit for
failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants;
reinstatement. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the
federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding,
suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational
licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain
processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

1. If a board
of county commissioners receives a copy of a court order issued pursuant to NRS 425.540 that provides for the
suspension of all professional, occupational and recreational licenses,
certificates and permits issued to a person who is the holder of a license,
certificate or permit to practice a profession or occupation in that county,
the board of county commissioners shall deem the license, certificate or permit
issued to that person to be suspended at the end of the 30th day after the date
on which the court order was issued unless the board of county commissioners
receives a letter issued to the holder of the license, certificate or permit by
the district attorney or other public agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 stating that the holder of the
license, certificate or permit has complied with the subpoena or warrant or has
satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS
425.560.

2. A board of county commissioners shall
reinstate a license, certificate or permit to practice a profession or
occupation in that county that has been suspended by a district court pursuant
to NRS 425.540 if the board of county
commissioners receives a letter issued by the district attorney or other public
agency pursuant to NRS 425.550 to the
person whose license, certificate or permit was suspended stating that the
person whose license, certificate or permit was suspended has complied with the
subpoena or warrant or has satisfied the arrearage pursuant to NRS 425.560.

NRS 244.33509Imposition of civil penalty in lieu of criminal penalty for
violation of certain ordinances concerning licensing or regulation of
businesses.

1. A board of county commissioners may by
ordinance provide for the imposition of a civil penalty in lieu of a criminal
penalty for the violation of an ordinance enacted by the board concerning the
licensing or regulation of businesses unless state law provides a criminal
penalty for the same act or omission.

2. If a board of county commissioners
adopts an ordinance providing for the imposition of a civil penalty in lieu of
a criminal penalty as described in subsection 1, the board shall:

(a) Determine violations and levy civil penalties
for those violations; or

(b) Delegate to a hearing officer or hearing
board the authority to determine violations and levy civil penalties for those
violations.

3. The amount of a civil penalty levied
pursuant to subsection 2 must not exceed $1,000 for each violation.

4. As used in this section, an ordinance
“concerning the licensing or regulation of businesses” includes, without
limitation, an ordinance that:

(a) Prescribes the criteria that must be
satisfied before the business may be licensed in the county or its license may
be renewed in the county;

(b) Sets forth the licensing fee that must be
paid before the business may be licensed in the county or its license may be
renewed in the county;

(c) Describes the practices, transactions or acts
in which a business licensed in the county may engage;

(d) Describes the practices, transactions or acts
in which a business licensed in the county is prohibited from engaging; or

(e) Prohibits the operation within the county of
a business that is:

(1) Unlicensed; or

(2) Not licensed to engage in the
particular activities in which it is engaging.

NRS 244.3351Optional tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging:
Imposition and administration.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
2 of NRS 244.3359, in addition to all other taxes
imposed on the revenue from the rental of transient lodging, a board of county
commissioners may by ordinance, but not as in a case of emergency, impose a tax
at the rate of 1 percent of the gross receipts from the rental of transient
lodging pursuant to either paragraph (a) or (b) as follows:

(a) After receiving the approval of a majority of
the registered voters of the county voting on the question at a special,
primary or general election, the board of county commissioners may impose the
tax throughout the county, including its incorporated cities, upon all persons
in the business of providing lodging. The question may be combined with a
question submitted pursuant to NRS 278.710,
371.045 or 377A.020, or any combination thereof.

(b) After receiving the approval of a majority of
the registered voters who reside within the boundaries of a transportation
district created pursuant to NRS 244A.252,
voting on the question at a special, primary or general district election, the
board of county commissioners may impose the tax within the boundaries of the
transportation district upon all persons in the business of providing lodging.
The question may be combined with a question submitted pursuant to NRS 278.710.

2. A special election may be held only if
the board of county commissioners determines, by a unanimous vote, that an
emergency exists. The determination made by the board of county commissioners
is conclusive unless it is shown that the board acted with fraud or a gross
abuse of discretion. An action to challenge the determination made by the board
must be commenced within 15 days after the board’s determination is final. As
used in this subsection, “emergency” means any unexpected occurrence or
combination of occurrences which requires immediate action by the board of
county commissioners to prevent or mitigate a substantial financial loss to the
county or to enable the board to provide an essential service to the residents
of the county.

3. The ordinance imposing the tax must
include all the matters required by NRS 244.3352
for the mandatory tax, must be administered in the same manner, and imposes the
same liabilities, except:

(a) Collection of the tax imposed pursuant to
this section must not commence earlier than the first day of the second
calendar month after adoption of the ordinance imposing the tax; and

(b) The governmental entity collecting the tax
shall transfer all collections to the county and may not retain any part of the
tax as a collection or administrative fee.

NRS 244.33512Optional tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging:
Distribution and use of proceeds of tax imposed throughout county.In a county in which a tax has been imposed
pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS
244.3351:

1. The proceeds of the tax and any
applicable penalty or interest must be:

(a) Remitted to the appropriate city if collected
in the incorporated area of any city and not within any transportation district
created by the county, or if collected in any transportation district created
by a city; or

(b) Retained by the county if collected
elsewhere, and used as provided in this section.

2. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, if the county has created one or more transportation districts,
it shall use any part of the money retained which is collected within the
boundaries of a transportation district to pay the cost of:

(a) Projects related to the construction and
maintenance of sidewalks, streets, avenues, boulevards, highways, bridges and
other public rights-of-way used primarily for vehicular or fixed guideway
traffic, including, without limitation, overpass projects, street projects and
underpass projects, as defined in NRS
244A.037, 244A.053 and 244A.055, respectively:

(1) Within the boundaries of the district;

(2) Within 1 mile outside the boundaries
of the district if the governing body finds that such projects outside the
boundaries of the district will facilitate transportation within the district;
or

(3) Within 30 miles outside the boundaries
of the district and the boundaries of this State, where those boundaries are
coterminous, if:

(I) The projects consist of
improvements to a highway which is located wholly or partially outside the
boundaries of this State and which connects this State to an interstate highway;
and

(II) The governing body finds that
such projects will provide a significant economic benefit to the district;

(b) Payment of principal and interest on notes,
bonds or other obligations issued by the county to fund projects described in
paragraph (a); or

(c) Any combination of those uses.

3. In addition to those uses set forth in
subsection 2, if a county has created one or more transportation districts and
all or any portion of those districts are located in an area that is governed
by an interstate compact entered into by this State and a state that borders
this State, the county may use any part of the money retained which is
collected within the boundaries of a transportation district to pay the cost of
establishing, operating and maintaining a public transit system, including any
improvement thereto, within the boundaries of the district, or outside those
boundaries if the governing body finds that such a system outside the
boundaries of the district will facilitate transportation within the district,
or both.

4. If the county has entered into an
agreement pursuant to NRS 277.080 to 277.170, inclusive, which contemplates
later payment by the other party of a portion of the cost of a project which
may be funded pursuant to subsection 2, the county may pay from retained
proceeds the principal and interest on notes, bonds or other obligations issued
in anticipation of that payment.

5. Any part of the money retained which is
collected in the unincorporated area of the county and not within any
transportation district created by the county or a city must be used for the
same purposes:

(a) Within the unincorporated area of the county;

(b) Within 1 mile outside the unincorporated area
of the county if the board of county commissioners finds that such projects
outside that area will facilitate transportation within that area; or

(c) Within 30 miles outside the unincorporated
area of the county and the boundaries of this State, where those boundaries are
coterminous, if:

(1) The projects consist of improvements
to a highway which is located wholly or partially outside the boundaries of
this State and which connects this State to an interstate highway; and

(2) The board of county commissioners
finds that such projects will provide a significant economic benefit to that
area.

NRS 244.33514Optional tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Use
of proceeds of tax imposed within boundaries of transportation district.In a transportation district in which a tax
has been imposed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 244.3351, the proceeds of the tax and any
applicable penalty or interest must be retained by the county and used to pay
the cost of:

1. Projects related to the construction
and maintenance of sidewalks, streets, avenues, boulevards, highways and other
public rights-of-way used primarily for vehicular traffic, including, without
limitation, overpass projects, street projects and underpass projects, as
defined in NRS 244A.037, 244A.053 and 244A.055, within the boundaries of the
district or within such a distance outside those boundaries as is stated in the
ordinance imposing the tax, if the governing body finds that such projects
outside the boundaries of the district will facilitate transportation within
the district;

2. Payment of principal and interest on
notes, bonds or other obligations issued by the county to fund projects
described in subsection 1; or

NRS 244.33516Optional tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging:
Periodic reports to Legislature.A
board of county commissioners which, after July 1, 2009, imposes a tax pursuant
to NRS 244.3351, 278.710, 365.203, 371.043, 371.045, 373.030 or 377A.020 shall, by January 1, 2011, and
every 10 years thereafter:

1. Prepare a comprehensive report which
includes:

(a) A statement of the proposed uses during the
following 10 years of the revenues to be collected from each tax imposed; and

(b) A projection of the principal amount of any
general or special obligation bonds or other securities proposed to be issued
during the following 10 years to fund projects described in paragraph (a) of
subsection 2 of NRS 244.33512;

2. Hold a public hearing to consider and
solicit comments on the report; and

3. Provide a copy of the report to the
next regular session of the Legislature.

NRS 244.3352Mandatory tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging:
Imposition and collection; schedule for payment; penalty and interest for late
payment.

1. The board of county commissioners:

(a) In a county whose population is 700,000 or
more, shall impose a tax at a rate of 2 percent; and

(b) In a county whose population is less than
700,000, shall impose a tax at the rate of 1 percent,

Ê of the gross
receipts from the rental of transient lodging in that county upon all persons
in the business of providing lodging. This tax must be imposed by the board of
county commissioners in each county, regardless of the existence or
nonexistence of any other license fee or tax imposed on the revenues from the
rental of transient lodging. The ordinance imposing the tax must include a
schedule for the payment of the tax and the provisions of subsection 4.

2. The tax imposed pursuant to subsection
1 must be collected and administered pursuant to NRS
244.335.

3. The tax imposed pursuant to subsection
1 may be collected from the paying guests and may be shown as an addition to
the charge for the rental of transient lodging. The person providing the
transient lodging is liable to the county for the tax whether or not it is
actually collected from the paying guest.

4. If the tax imposed pursuant to
subsection 1 is not paid within the time set forth in the schedule for payment,
the county shall charge and collect in addition to the tax:

(a) A penalty of not more than 10 percent of the
amount due, exclusive of interest, or an administrative fee established by the
board of county commissioners, whichever is greater; and

(b) Interest on the amount due at the rate of not
more than 1.5 percent per month or fraction thereof from the date on which the
tax became due until the date of payment.

5. As used in this section, “gross
receipts from the rental of transient lodging” does not include the tax imposed
and collected from paying guests pursuant to this section or NRS 268.096.

NRS 244.3354Mandatory tax on revenues from rental of transient lodging:
Distribution of proceeds.The
proceeds of the tax imposed pursuant to NRS 244.3352
and any applicable penalty or interest must be distributed as follows:

1. In a county whose population is 700,000
or more:

(a) Three-eighths of the first 1 percent of the
proceeds must be paid to the Department of Taxation for deposit with the State
Treasurer for credit to the Fund for the Promotion of Tourism.

(b) The remaining proceeds must be transmitted to
the county treasurer for deposit in the county school district’s fund for
capital projects established pursuant to NRS
387.328, to be held and expended in the same manner as other money
deposited in that fund.

2. In a county whose population is less
than 700,000:

(a) Three-eighths must be paid to the Department
of Taxation for deposit with the State Treasurer for credit to the Fund for the
Promotion of Tourism.

(b) Five-eighths must be deposited with the county
fair and recreation board created pursuant to NRS 244A.599 or, if no such board is
created, with the board of county commissioners, to be used to advertise the
resources of that county related to tourism, including available
accommodations, transportation, entertainment, natural resources and climate,
and to promote special events related thereto.

NRS 244.33561Additional mandatory tax on revenues from rental of transient
lodging in certain counties: Imposition and collection; limitation; schedule
for payment; penalty and interest for late payment.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, in any county whose population is 300,000 or more, the board of
county commissioners shall impose a tax at the rate of 3 percent of the gross
receipts from the rental of transient lodging in that county. Except as
otherwise provided in subsection 2, the tax must be imposed throughout the
county, including its incorporated cities, upon all persons in the business of
providing lodging. The ordinance imposing the tax must include a schedule for
the payment of the tax and the provisions of subsection 4.

2. If the sum of the rates of all other
taxes existing on July 31, 2008, and imposed by the State of Nevada or any unit
of local government on the gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging
in any area of the county exceeds 10 percent, the tax imposed pursuant to this
section in that area must be imposed at a rate equal to the difference between
13 percent and the sum of the rates of the existing taxes. If the sum of the
rates of the existing taxes in any area of the county is equal to or greater
than 13 percent, no additional tax may be imposed in that area pursuant to this
section. For the purposes of this section, the sum of the rates of any existing
taxes must be determined as of July 31, 2008, and any increase in the rate of
an existing tax after that date does not reduce the rate of the tax imposed
pursuant to this section.

3. The tax imposed pursuant to this
section must be collected with and in the same manner as any other tax imposed
by the county on the gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging. The
tax may be shown as an addition to the charge for the rental of transient
lodging. The person providing the transient lodging is liable to the county for
the tax whether or not it is actually collected from a paying guest.

4. If the tax imposed pursuant to this
section is not paid within the time set forth in the schedule for payment, the
county shall charge and collect in addition to the tax:

(a) A penalty of not more than 10 percent of the
amount due, exclusive of interest, or an administrative fee established by the
board of county commissioners, whichever is greater; and

(b) Interest on the amount due at the rate of not
more than 1.5 percent per month or fraction thereof from the date on which the
tax became due until the date of payment.

1. Each board of county commissioners
shall adopt an ordinance that defines the term “transient lodging” for the
purposes of all taxes imposed by the board on the rental of transient lodging.
The ordinance must specify the types of lodging to which the taxes apply.

2. The definition adopted by the board may
include rooms or spaces in any one or more of the following:

(a) Hotels;

(b) Motels;

(c) Apartments;

(d) Time-share projects, except when an owner of
a unit in the time-share project who has a right to use or occupy the unit is
occupying the unit pursuant to a time-share instrument as defined in NRS 119A.150;

(e) Apartment hotels;

(f) Vacation trailer parks;

(g) Campgrounds;

(h) Parks for recreational vehicles; and

(i) Any other establishment that rents rooms or
spaces to temporary or transient guests.

3. The board may provide one or more
different definitions pursuant to subsection 1 for different jurisdictions
within the county in which the taxes are collected. Unless the governing body
of the governmental entity that collects the taxes consents by majority vote to
a change, each definition must be consistent with the past practices of the
specific jurisdiction in which the taxes are collected.

NRS 244.3357Taxes on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Annual
report to Department of Taxation.On
or before August 15 of each year, the board of county commissioners in each
county shall submit a report to the Department of Taxation which states:

1. The rate of all taxes imposed on the
revenues from the rental of transient lodging pursuant to NRS 244.335 and 244.3352
and any special act in the preceding fiscal year;

2. The total amount of revenue collected
from all taxes imposed on the revenues from the rental of transient lodging
pursuant to NRS 244.335 and 244.3352
and any special act in the preceding fiscal year; and

3. The manner in which the revenue was
used in the previous fiscal year.

NRS 244.3358Taxes on revenues from rental of transient lodging: Assignment
of certain proceeds by certain counties to general improvement district
furnishing recreational facilities; use of proceeds assigned; pledge of
proceeds prohibits revocation of assignment.

1. A county whose population is less than
100,000 may by ordinance assign to a district created pursuant to chapter 318 of NRS which has been granted the
basic power of furnishing recreational facilities all or any portion of the
proceeds of any tax on the revenues from the rental of transient lodging which
is imposed by the county and collected within the boundaries of the district,
except the tax imposed pursuant to NRS 244.3352 or
a tax imposed pursuant to NRS 244.3351.

2. The district may use the proceeds
assigned pursuant to subsection 1 for any purpose authorized pursuant to NRS 318.143.

3. The district may, with the consent of
the board of county commissioners or as otherwise provided in NRS 268.460, irrevocably pledge the
proceeds assigned pursuant to subsection 1 for:

(a) The repayment of any bonds or short-term or
medium-term obligations issued pursuant to chapter
318 or 350 of NRS for any lawful purpose
pertaining to the furnishing of recreational facilities; or

(b) The refinancing of any such bonds or
obligations.

Ê The consent
of the board of county commissioners must be given by resolution. If any
proceeds are pledged pursuant to this subsection, the assignment of the
proceeds may not be revoked until the bonds or short-term or medium-term
obligations for which the proceeds were pledged have been completely repaid.

4. No assignment may be made pursuant to
this section which is inconsistent with an assignment made or contract entered
into for the purposes of NRS 244A.597
to 244A.655, inclusive.

5. A county which makes an assignment
pursuant to this section may retain an amount equal to the reasonable cost of
collecting the tax, which must not exceed 2 percent of the proceeds of the tax
for any period of collection.

NRS 244.3359Taxes on rental of transient lodging: Limitations on imposition
of new tax and on increase in rate of existing tax; legislative declaration;
exceptions.

1. A county whose population is 700,000 or
more shall not impose a new tax on the rental of transient lodging or increase
the rate of an existing tax on the rental of transient lodging after March 25,
1991, except pursuant to NRS 244.3351, 244.3352 and 244.33561.

2. A county whose population is 100,000 or
more but less than 700,000 shall not impose a new tax on the rental of
transient lodging or increase the rate of an existing tax on the rental of
transient lodging after March 25, 1991, except pursuant to NRS 244.33561.

3. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2 and NRS 387.191, the
Legislature hereby declares that the limitation imposed by subsection 2 will
not be repealed or amended except to allow the imposition of an increase in
such a tax for the promotion of tourism or for the construction or operation of
tourism facilities by a convention and visitors authority.

NRS 244.336Farmers’ markets: Definitions.As
used in this section and NRS 244.337 and 244.338, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Farmers’ market” means a place of
business where the actual producer of farm products can bring the products for
direct sale to consumers. The term includes a place of business where a person
rents space to producers for the sale of farm products.

1. The board of county commissioners of
any county may provide by ordinance for the licensing and regulating of
farmers’ markets located outside of an incorporated city.

2. Every person who establishes a farmers’
market shall make application to the board of county commissioners of the
county in which the farmers’ market is to be located. The application must be
in a form and manner prescribed by the board of county commissioners.

3. The board of county commissioners may:

(a) Fix, impose and collect license fees upon the
market.

(b) Grant or deny applications for licenses or
impose conditions, limitations and restrictions upon the license.

(c) Adopt, amend and repeal regulations relating
to the licenses and licensees of farmers’ markets.

1. County commissioners of the several
counties shall provide by ordinance for the licensing of tent shows, circuses,
theme parks and permanent exhibitions in their respective counties.

2. In no case may a license for a tent
show or circus be issued for a sum of less than $25 per day or more than $300
per day, which must be in addition to any license provided by ordinance in any
incorporated municipality, city or town of the county. Upon written application
of any executive officer of any local post or unit of any national organization
of former military personnel, acting in the executive officer’s official capacity,
such a license or licenses must be issued without charge for not to exceed 2
weeks in any calendar year, if the local post or unit is to participate in the
show or the proceeds thereof.

3. In no case may a license for a theme
park or permanent exhibition be issued for a sum of less than $25 per day or
more than $100 per day, which must be in addition to any license provided by
ordinance in any incorporated municipality, city or town of the county.

4. Upon compliance with the terms of the
ordinance, the owner or operator of the theme park or permanent exhibition is
not required to acquire any license or certificate from a state agency which
would otherwise be required to operate a lift, tramway, monorail, elevator,
escalator, roller coaster or other conveyance used primarily in connection with
the theme park or permanent exhibit.

NRS 244.345Dancing halls, escort services, entertainment by referral
services and gambling games or devices; limitation on licensing of houses of
prostitution.

1. Every natural person wishing to be
employed as an entertainer for an entertainment by referral service and every
natural person, firm, association of persons or corporation wishing to engage
in the business of conducting a dancing hall, escort service, entertainment by
referral service or gambling game or device permitted by law, outside of an
incorporated city, must:

(a) Make application to the license board of the
county in which the employment or business is to be engaged in, for a county
license of the kind desired. The application must be in a form prescribed by
the regulations of the license board.

(b) File the application with the required
license fee with the county license collector, as provided in chapter 364 of NRS, who shall present the
application to the license board at its next regular meeting.

Ê The board,
in counties whose population is less than 700,000, may refer the petition to
the sheriff, who shall report upon it at the following regular meeting of the
board. In counties whose population is 700,000 or more, the board shall refer
the petition to the metropolitan police department. The department shall
conduct an investigation relating to the petition and report its findings to
the board at the next regular meeting of the board. The board shall at that
meeting grant or refuse the license prayed for or enter any other order
consistent with its regulations. Except in the case of an application for a
license to conduct a gambling game or device, the county license collector may
grant a temporary permit to an applicant, valid only until the next regular
meeting of the board. In unincorporated towns and cities governed pursuant to
the provisions of chapter 269 of NRS, the
license board has the exclusive power to license and regulate the employment
and businesses mentioned in this subsection.

2. The board of county commissioners, and
in a county whose population is less than 700,000, the sheriff of that county
constitute the license board, and the county clerk or other person designated
by the license board is the clerk thereof, in the respective counties of this
state.

3. The license board may, without further
compensation to the board or its clerk:

(a) Fix, impose and collect license fees upon the
employment and businesses mentioned in this section.

(b) Grant or deny applications for licenses and
impose conditions, limitations and restrictions upon the licensee.

(d) Restrict, revoke or suspend licenses for
cause after hearing. In an emergency the board may issue an order for immediate
suspension or limitation of a license, but the order must state the reason for
suspension or limitation and afford the licensee a hearing.

4. The license board shall hold a hearing
before adopting proposed regulations, before adopting amendments to
regulations, and before repealing regulations relating to the control or the
licensing of the employment or businesses mentioned in this section. Notice of
the hearing must be published in a newspaper published and having general
circulation in the county at least once a week for 2 weeks before the hearing.

5. Upon adoption of new regulations the
board shall designate their effective date, which may not be earlier than 15
days after their adoption. Immediately after adoption a copy of any new
regulations must be available for public inspection during regular business
hours at the office of the county clerk.

6. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.0355, a majority of the members
constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

7. Any natural person, firm, association
of persons or corporation who engages in the employment of any of the
businesses mentioned in this section without first having obtained the license
and paid the license fee as provided in this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor.

8. In a county whose population is 700,000
or more, the license board shall not grant any license to a petitioner for the
purpose of operating a house of ill fame or repute or any other business
employing any person for the purpose of prostitution.

9. As used in this section:

(a) “Entertainer for an entertainment by referral
service” means a natural person who is sent or referred for a fee to a hotel or
motel room, home or other accommodation by an entertainment by referral service
for the purpose of entertaining the person located in the hotel or motel room,
home or other accommodation.

(b) “Entertainment by referral service” means a
person or group of persons who send or refer another person to a hotel or motel
room, home or other accommodation for a fee in response to a telephone or other
request for the purpose of entertaining the person located in the hotel or
motel room, home or other accommodation.

1. If the board of county commissioners
requires a license to engage in business as a pawnbroker, it shall also require
an additional license if the pawnbroker accepts motor vehicles as pledged
property or in any other manner allows the use of a motor vehicle as collateral
for a loan. A license authorizing a pawnbroker to accept motor vehicles as
pledged property must not be issued to a person who does not have a license to
engage in business as a pawnbroker.

2. The board shall charge and collect an
additional fee of not more than $500 for each license authorizing a pawnbroker
to accept motor vehicles as pledged property, and shall issue the license upon
payment of the prescribed fee.

1. The board of county commissioners of
each county shall, by ordinance, require each person who wishes to engage in
the business of a secondhand dealer in an unincorporated area of the county to
obtain a license issued by the board before the person engages in the business
of a secondhand dealer.

2. The ordinance must require the
applicant to submit:

(a) An application for a license to the board of
county commissioners in a form prescribed by the board.

(b) With his or her application a complete set of
his or her fingerprints and written permission authorizing the board to forward
those fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal
History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report.

3. The board of county commissioners shall
not issue a license pursuant to this section to an applicant who has been
convicted of, or entered a plea of guilty, guilty but mentally ill or nolo
contendere to, a felony involving moral turpitude or related to the
qualifications, functions or duties of a secondhand dealer.

4. The board of county commissioners may:

(a) Establish and collect a fee for the issuance
or renewal of a license;

(b) Establish and collect a fee to cover the
costs of the investigation of an applicant, including a fee to process the
fingerprints of the applicant;

(c) Place conditions, limitations or restrictions
upon the license;

(d) Establish any other requirements necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section; or

(e) Enact an ordinance which covers the same or
similar subject matter included in the provisions of NRS 647.140 and which provides that any
person who violates any provision of that ordinance shall be punished:

(1) For the first offense, by a fine of
not more than $500.

(2) For the second offense, by a fine of
not more than $1,000.

(3) For the third offense, by a fine of
not more than $2,000 and by revocation of the license of the secondhand dealer.

5. As used in this section, “secondhand
dealer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
647.018.

NRS 244.349Grant of license required upon relocation of business under
certain circumstances.If a board
of county commissioners has required by ordinance that a certain distance be
maintained between similar businesses, and the board or any other officer or body
so authorized grants a variance for the location of any particular business
that is relocated because of the county’s acquisition of the former site of
that particular business, any other similar business being conducted at the
time of the relocation which is affected by the exercise of the variance must
be granted a license to engage in business that is equivalent to the license
granted to the relocated business.

NRS 244.350Sale of intoxicating liquors: Licensing and regulation by county
liquor board; exceptions.

1. The board of county commissioners and,
in a county whose population is less than 700,000, the sheriff of that county,
constitute a liquor board. The liquor board may, without further compensation,
grant or refuse liquor licenses, and revoke those licenses whenever there is,
in the judgment of a majority of the board, sufficient reason for revocation.
The board shall elect a chair from among its members.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the liquor board in each of the several counties shall enact
ordinances:

(a) Regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors
in their respective counties.

(b) Fixing the hours of each day during which
liquor may be sold or disposed of.

(c) Prescribing the conditions under which liquor
may be sold or disposed of.

(d) Prohibiting the employment or service of
minors in the sale or disposition of liquor.

(e) Prohibiting the sale or disposition of liquor
in places where, in the judgment of the board, the sale or disposition may tend
to create or constitute a public nuisance, or where by the sale or disposition
of liquor a disorderly house or place is maintained.

3. In a county whose population is 700,000
or more, the liquor board shall refer any petition for a liquor license to the
metropolitan police department. The department shall conduct an investigation
relating to the petition and report its findings to the liquor board at the
next regular meeting of the board.

4. All liquor dealers within any
incorporated city are exempt from the effect of this section, and are to be
regulated only by the government of that city.

5. The liquor board may deny or refuse to
renew the license of a person who has willfully violated the provisions of NRS 369.630 more than three times in any
24-month period.

6. The liquor board shall not deny a
license to a person solely because the person is not a citizen of the United
States.

7. The Legislative Counsel Bureau is
exempt from the provisions of this section with respect to the purchase and
sale of souvenir wine pursuant to NRS
218F.430.

1. An ordinance of the liquor board shall
not be passed except by bill. When any ordinance is amended, the section or
sections thereof shall be reenacted as amended, and an ordinance shall not be
revised or amended by reference only to its title.

2. Every liquor board ordinance shall:

(a) Bear a summary, which shall appear before the
title and which shall state in brief the subject matter of the ordinance.

(b) Embrace but one subject and matters
necessarily connected therewith and pertaining thereto. The subject shall be
clearly indicated in the title. In all cases where the subject of the ordinance
is not so expressed in the title, the ordinance shall be void as to the matter
not expressed in the title.

3. All proposed liquor board ordinances,
when first proposed, shall be read aloud in full to the liquor board, and final
action thereon shall be deferred until the next regular meeting of the board;
but in cases of emergency, by unanimous consent of the whole board, final
action may be taken immediately or at a special meeting called for that
purpose.

4. All ordinances shall be:

(a) Signed by the chair of the liquor board.

(b) Attested by the county clerk.

(c) Published by title only, together with the
names of the liquor board members voting for or against their passage, in a
newspaper published in and having a general circulation in the county, at least
once a week for a period of 2 weeks before the same shall go into effect.
Publication by title shall also contain a statement to the effect that
typewritten copies of the ordinance are available for inspection at the office
of the county clerk by all interested persons.

5. The style of liquor board ordinances
shall be as follows:

The Liquor Board of the

County of................Does Ordain:

(Body
of ordinance)

(Last
section of ordinance)

Proposed on ...........
(month) ........... (day) ........... (year)

Proposed by Member.............................................................................................

This ordinance shall be in force and
effect from and after the ............ day of the month of ...... of the year
.......

6. The county clerk shall record all
liquor board ordinances in a book kept for that purpose, together with the
affidavits of publication by the publisher. The book, or a certified copy of an
ordinance therein recorded and under the seal of the county, shall be received
as prima facie evidence in all courts and places without further proof.

NRS 244.351Sale of intoxicating liquors: Sale by minors allowed in certain
circumstances.A person who has
attained the age of 16 years and has not attained the age of 18 years may be
employed in a retail food store for the sale or disposition of liquor if:

1. He or she is supervised by a person who
is 18 years of age or over and who is an owner or an employee of the business
which sells or disposes of the liquor;

2. Such person 18 years of age or over who
is supervising such person under 18 is actually present at the time that such
person under 18 sells or disposes of the liquor; and

3. The liquor is in a container or
receptacle which is corked or sealed.

(Added to NRS by 1969, 1226; A 1973, 1578)

NRS 244.352License board and liquor board may be merged.Any board of county commissioners may by
ordinance provide for the merger of the license board and the liquor board. The
merged board shall perform all functions and has all powers provided for each
of the separate boards.

(b) Pay witnesses a reasonable allowance for
travel and subsistence; and

(c) Appoint hearing officers who may administer
oaths and receive testimony given under oath.

2. Each hearing officer appointed pursuant
to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 must be a resident of this State who is a
graduate of:

(a) An accredited law school; or

(b) An accredited 4-year college and has at least
5 years’ experience in public administration,

Ê and who has
completed a course of instruction in administrative law, relating to the
provisions of this chapter, offered by the office of the district attorney for
the county. This course must consist of at least 4 hours of instruction in a
classroom.

3. Any notice given by the board must be
served in the manner required for civil actions.

NRS 244.354Ordinance required.The
board of county commissioners of each county shall adopt an ordinance
regulating and licensing outdoor assemblies. The minimum requirements set forth
in NRS 244.354 to 244.3548,
inclusive, may be incorporated in such ordinance.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1297)

NRS 244.3541“Assembly” defined.As
used in NRS 244.354 to 244.3548,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “assembly” means a company of
persons gathered together for any purpose at any location, other than in a
permanent building or permanent installation, which has been constructed for
and will accommodate the number of persons gathered therein.

NRS 244.3542License required.Except
as otherwise provided in NRS 244.35425, every
person who permits, maintains, promotes, conducts, advertises, operates,
undertakes, organizes, manages, sells or gives away tickets to an actual or
reasonably anticipated assembly of 1,000 or more individuals shall obtain a license
from the board of county commissioners of the county in which such assembly is
proposed, in accordance with the provisions of NRS
244.354 to 244.3548, inclusive.

1. A board of county commissioners may
enter into an agreement with any person or organization described in paragraph
(b) to exempt from the provisions of any ordinance adopted by that board of
county commissioners pursuant to NRS 244.354 and
the provisions of NRS 244.354 to 244.3548, inclusive:

(a) Any assembly occurring on federal land for
which a federal agency issues a license or permit or otherwise authorizes the
assembly; and

(b) The person or organization that permits,
maintains, promotes, conducts, advertises, operates, undertakes, organizes,
manages or sells or gives away tickets to any such assembly.

2. In determining whether to enter into an
agreement pursuant to subsection 1, a board of county commissioners may
consider, without limitation, whether a person or organization described in
paragraph (b) of subsection 1 has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the board
that:

(a) The federal agency that issues a license or
permit for or otherwise authorizes an assembly described in paragraph (a) of
subsection 1 has ensured that conditions which otherwise may be imposed by the
board pursuant to NRS 244.3545 are addressed
during the process of issuing the license or permit for or otherwise
authorizing the assembly; and

(b) The assembly will not present an unreasonable
danger to the health or safety of any resident of the county.

3. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 6, an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 1 may be
rescinded only by mutual agreement of the parties to the agreement. For the
duration of the agreement, no future board of county commissioners of that
county may adopt an ordinance requiring, or in any other way require:

(a) The application of the provisions of NRS 244.354 to 244.3548,
inclusive, to the assembly that is the subject of the agreement, the person or
organization with whom the board enters into the agreement, or any other person
who permits, maintains, promotes, conducts, advertises, operates, undertakes,
organizes, manages or sells or gives away tickets to the assembly; or

(b) Any changes to the terms of the agreement.

4. If a board of county commissioners
enters into an agreement pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) The agreement must require the person or
organization described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 to call upon the
services of the office of the county coroner if a death of a person occurs at
the assembly;

(b) The agreement must provide for the office of
the county coroner to receive compensation for such services, including,
without limitation, compensation:

(1) For the expenses of any travel and
subsistence incurred in the provisions of such services;

(2) For the expenses relating to an
autopsy and the transportation and storage of the body of the deceased; and

(3) For any other reasonable expenses
relating to the provision of such services; and

(c) The board of county commissioners or any
board of county commissioners that takes office after the effective date of the
agreement may enter into a separate agreement with the person or organization
described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1 which provides for the county to
provide reasonable and necessary services for the assembly and to receive
compensation for the provision of such services.

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 244.320, any agreement entered into pursuant to
this section may extend beyond the terms of the county commissioners in office
and voting on the agreement regardless of whether the board appropriates money
for the agreement beyond the terms of office.

6. Nothing contained in this section shall
be construed to prohibit, prevent or limit the power of the Legislature.

NRS 244.3543Application for license: Time; contents.Application for a license to conduct such an
assembly shall be made in writing to the county clerk at least 60 days prior to
the time indicated for the commencement of the planned activity and shall be
accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee in the amount established by the
board. The application shall include:

1. The name and address of the applicant
or applicants.

2. The legal description of the place
where the proposed assembly is to be held.

1. Upon receipt of a complete application
and the application fee, the clerk shall:

(a) Set the application for public hearing at a
regular meeting of the board, not less than 15 days nor more than 30 days
thereafter, and give not less than 10 days’ written notice thereof to the
applicant.

(b) Promptly give notice of such hearing and
copies of the application to the sheriff, the county health officer and the
county engineer, who shall investigate the application and report in writing to
the board not later than the hearing with appropriate recommendations related
to their official functions, as to granting a license and conditions thereof.

2. Based upon the testimony of the
witnesses and evidence presented at such hearing, including the reports of such
officers, the board shall grant the license, deny the license or set conditions
which must be met, or security given that such conditions will be met, before a
license is granted. If conditions are imposed by the board, the applicant shall
furnish or cause to be furnished to the clerk proof that all conditions have
been met before the license is issued by the clerk.

3. When the clerk certifies that all
conditions have been met, the sheriff shall, upon receipt of a license fee in
an amount to be determined by the board, issue a license for the assembly.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1298)

NRS 244.3545Conditions which may be imposed.The
conditions which may be imposed by the board, as provided in NRS 244.3544, for the protection of the health,
safety and property of local residents and persons attending such assemblies
may include the following:

1. A minimum number of law enforcement
officers employed at the licensee’s expense.

2. Adequate drinking water.

3. An adequate sewage system.

4. Adequate food supplies.

5. Adequate toilet facilities.

6. Adequate medical facilities, including
doctors and supplies.

7. A minimum amount of parking space for
vehicles.

8. Adequate camping facilities.

9. Indemnity or performance bonds.

10. Adequate fire protection at the
licensee’s expense.

11. Financial statements.

12. A communication system.

13. Other conditions determined by the
board to be necessary to protect the health, welfare and property of local
residents and persons attending the assembly.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1298)

NRS 244.3546Denial of license: Grounds; notice.

1. After holding the hearing required
under NRS 244.3544, the board may deny issuance of
the license if it finds any of the following:

(a) That the applicant fails to meet the
conditions imposed pursuant to the provisions of NRS
244.354 to 244.3548, inclusive.

(b) That the proposed assembly will be held in a
manner or location not meeting the health, zoning, fire or building and safety
standards established by the ordinances of the county or the laws of the State
of Nevada.

(c) That the applicant has knowingly made a
false, misleading or fraudulent statement of material fact in the application
for a license.

(d) That the applicant, the applicant’s employee,
agent or any person connected or associated with the applicant as partner,
director, officer, stockholder, associate or manager has previously conducted
the type of assembly indicated in the application, which resulted in the
creation of a public or private nuisance.

(e) That the applicant, the applicant’s employee,
agent or any person associated with the applicant as partner, director,
officer, stockholder, associate or manager has been convicted in a court of
competent jurisdiction, by final judgment of:

(1) An offense involving the presentation,
exhibition or performance of an obscene production, motion picture or place, or
of selling obscene matter;

(2) An offense involving lewd conduct;

(3) An offense involving the use of force
and violence upon the person of another;

(4) An offense involving misconduct with
children; or

(5) A felony.

2. Where the application is denied, the
county clerk shall mail to the applicant written notice of denial within 14
days of such action, which notice shall include a statement of the reasons the
application was denied.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1299)

NRS 244.3547Revocation and reinstatement of license; notice.

1. The board may revoke any license or may
reinstate any license on such suitable conditions as are determined by the
board.

2. Notice of intent to revoke shall be
given and the licensee is entitled to a hearing.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 1299)

NRS 244.3548Unlawful acts.Except
as otherwise provided in NRS 244.35425, it is
unlawful for any licensee or any employee, agent or associate of a licensee to:

1. Hold an actual or reasonably
anticipated assembly of 1,000 or more persons without first procuring a license
to do so.

2. Sell tickets to such an assembly
without a license first having been obtained.

3. Hold such an assembly in such a manner
as to create a public or private nuisance.

4. Exhibit, show or conduct within the
place of such an assembly any obscene, indecent, vulgar or lewd exhibition,
show, play, entertainment or exhibit, no matter by what name designated.

5. Allow any person on the premises of the
licensed assembly to cause or create a disturbance in, around or near any place
of the assembly, by offensive or disorderly conduct.

6. Knowingly allow any person to consume,
sell or be in possession of intoxicating liquor while in such assembly except
where the consumption or possession is expressly authorized by the board and
under the laws of the State of Nevada.

7. Knowingly allow any person at the
licensed assembly to use, sell or be in possession of any controlled substance
while in, around or near a place of the assembly.

NRS 244.3549Duty to adopt certain terms related to group homes by ordinance.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsections 2 and 3, each board of county commissioners shall adopt an
ordinance using the following terms to describe the following types of
facilities, homes, houses and institutions:

(d) Halfway house for recovering alcohol and drug
abusers, as that term is used in NRS
449.008.

(e) Home for individual residential care, as that
term is used in NRS 449.0105.

(f) Residential facility for groups, as that term
is used in NRS 449.017.

2. Subsection 1 requires the board of
county commissioners to use the specified terms solely for the purpose of
referring to the named facilities, homes, houses and institutions and does not
require the board to adopt the State’s definition for the purpose of regulating
or imposing any requirement with respect to such a facility, home, house or
institution.

3. A board of county commissioners is not
required to include a term set forth in subsection 1 in the ordinance if:

(a) A facility, home, house or institution of the
type corresponding to the term does not exist in the county; or

(b) The county’s ordinances do not otherwise, by
whatever name, refer to a facility, home, house or institution of the type
corresponding to the term.

NRS 244.355Animals running at large on highways may be prohibited by
ordinance.

1. The boards of county commissioners of
the respective counties are authorized, upon petition of 20 percent of the
taxpayers residing in any district herein defined, to pass ordinances
prohibiting horses, cattle, swine, goats or sheep from running at large upon
any portion of the roads and highways within the district which are fenced on
both sides.

2. The petition may be presented at any
regular or special meeting of any board of county commissioners, and shall
define the boundaries of the district sought to be established, and shall pray
that such district may be established and that an ordinance may be passed by
the board of county commissioners prohibiting any of the livestock mentioned in
subsection 1 from running at large therein.

3. The boards of county commissioners are
authorized and empowered to provide in such ordinance for the impounding and
sale of any such livestock running at large within such district, and making a
violation of any of the provisions of the ordinance a misdemeanor and
punishable as such.

NRS 244.3555Permits to solicit charitable contributions while standing on
median strip of highway or sidewalk adjacent to highway.

1. The boards of county commissioners of a
county whose population is 700,000 or more shall provide by ordinance for the
issuance of permits to charitable organizations which allow the holders to
solicit charitable contributions for the respective organization while standing
on the median strip of any highway or the sidewalk adjacent to the highway
within the jurisdiction of the county. The county shall, upon receipt of the
completed application, issue the permit for the period requested which may not
exceed 3 days in a calendar year. The county may reasonably limit the time,
place and manner of the solicitation to preserve public safety. In no case may
a person whose age is less than 18 years be permitted to participate in the
solicitation. The board of county commissioners of a county whose population is
less than 700,000 may provide for such permits in the same manner.

2. The board may charge a fee for such a
permit which does not exceed:

(a) An amount reasonably calculated to reimburse
the county for its administrative costs in considering and processing the
application; or

(b) Fifty dollars,

Ê whichever is
less.

3. The charitable organization:

(a) Shall indemnify the county against any injury
to any person or property during the solicitation which arises from or is
incident to the act of solicitation; and

(b) Is liable for any injury to any person or
property during the solicitation which arises from the negligence of the
soliciting agent.

4. As used in this section:

(a) “Charitable organization” means an
organization which:

(1) The Secretary of the Treasury has
determined is an exempt organization pursuant to the provisions of section
501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; and

(2) Holds a current certificate of
organization or is currently qualified by the Secretary of State to do business
in this State.

(b) “Highway” means the entire width between the
boundary lines of every way maintained by a public authority when any part
thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic. The
term does not include a “freeway” as that term is defined in NRS 408.060.

NRS 244.356Ordinance regulating traffic on streets of residential and
commercial areas in federal military installation authorized.The board of county commissioners of a county
in which a federal military installation is located and where exclusive federal
jurisdiction is no bar may enact ordinances regulating traffic upon the streets
and alleys of residential and commercial areas within the boundaries of such
federal military installation.

1. Each board of county commissioners may
enact and enforce such local police and sanitary ordinances and regulations as
are not in conflict with the general laws and regulations of the State of
Nevada, but may not enact any ordinance or regulation fixing a speed limit on
any United States highway or any highway or road which is constructed,
reconstructed, improved or maintained by the Department of Transportation as
provided in chapter 408 of NRS.

2. Such police and sanitary ordinances and
regulations may be enacted to apply throughout an entire county or, where the
subject matter makes it appropriate and reasonable, may be enacted to govern
only a limited area within the county which must be specified in the ordinance.

3. Each board of county commissioners may
enact and enforce loitering and prowling ordinances.

4. Subject to the restriction of
subsection 1, each board of county commissioners may, by ordinance, regulate:

(a) All vehicular, pedestrian and other traffic
within the unincorporated area of the county and provide generally for the public
safety on public streets, publicly owned parking lots, parking areas to which
the public is invited and the public rights-of-way.

(b) The length of time for which vehicles may be
parked upon the public streets and publicly owned parking lots.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any
other law or ordinance, each board of county commissioners may, by ordinance,
to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the
county, adopt procedures pursuant to which the district attorney may file a
civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to seek any or all of the
following relief:

(a) A temporary or permanent injunction against
any specific member of a criminal gang to enjoin his or her activity which is
associated with the criminal gang and which is occurring within the county.

(b) The recovery of money damages, attorney’s
fees and costs from:

(1) Any member of a criminal gang that is
engaging in criminal activities within the county; and

(2) The owner of a building or place
located within the county that has been found to be a public nuisance because
the building or place is regularly and continuously used by the members of a
criminal gang to engage in, or facilitate the commission of, crimes by the
criminal gang, but only if the owner has actual notice that the building or
place is regularly and continuously used by the members of a criminal gang to
engage in, or facilitate the commission of, crimes by the criminal gang.

2. Any money damages awarded in an action
brought pursuant to this section must be:

(a) Paid by, or collected from:

(1) Any assets of the criminal gang or its
members that were derived from the criminal activities of the criminal gang or
its members;

(2) Any assets of the owner of a building
or place that has been found to constitute a public nuisance; or

(3) Any combination of the assets
described in subparagraphs (1) and (2).

(b) Deposited into a separate, segregated fund in
the county treasury, to be used solely for the benefit of the specific
community or neighborhood that has been injured by the criminal activities of
the criminal gang or the existence of the building or place that constitutes a
public nuisance.

3. A member of a criminal gang who is
subject to a temporary or permanent injunction granted pursuant to this section
and who knowingly and intentionally commits a material violation of the terms
of that injunction is guilty of a misdemeanor. If the violation also
constitutes a criminal offense under another provision of law, the violation
may be prosecuted pursuant to this section or the other provision of law, or
both.

4. An action may not be brought pursuant
to this section against:

(a) Any governmental entity; or

(b) Any charitable or nonprofit organization that
is conducting, with ordinary care and skill, activities relating to prevention
or education concerning criminal gangs.

5. As used in this section, “criminal
gang” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
193.168.

1. Each board of county commissioners may,
to protect the health and safety of the public, enact an ordinance which
regulates the time, place and manner of the operation of an electric personal
assistive mobility device in the county, including, without limitation, by
prohibiting the use of an electric personal assistive mobility device in a
specified area of the county.

2. As used in this section, “electric
personal assistive mobility device” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 482.029.

(b) Handling or transporting tobacco products in
the course of his or her lawful employment;

(c) Handling or transporting tobacco products in
the presence of his or her parent, spouse or legal guardian who is 18 years of
age or older; or

(d) Possessing or using tobacco products for an
established religious purpose.

3. As used in this section, “tobacco
products” means cigarettes, cigarette paper, tobacco of any description or
products made or derived from tobacco. As used in this subsection, the term
“products made or derived from tobacco” does not include any product regulated
by the United States Food and Drug Administration pursuant to Chapter V of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. §§ 351 et seq.

NRS 244.3573Provision of public safety within certain areas of mobile home
park.

1. Members of a county law enforcement
agency, or if the county is within the jurisdiction of a metropolitan police
department, the members of the metropolitan police department, may patrol and
provide for the public safety:

(a) Within the common areas of a mobile home park
that is located within the unincorporated area of the county and into or upon
which the public is admitted by easement, license or otherwise; and

(b) With the permission of the manager of such a
mobile home park, within other areas of the mobile home park.

NRS 244.3575Ordinances regulating parking: Civil penalty in lieu of criminal
sanction.A board of county
commissioners may by ordinance provide that the violation of a specific
ordinance regulating parking imposes a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed
$155, instead of a criminal sanction.

NRS 244.358Ordinance for control of rabies.In
order to control rabies and to protect the public health and welfare, the board
of county commissioners of each county of this state shall enact an ordinance
providing for a rabies control program and shall include within the ordinance
the requirements established by regulations adopted by the State Board of
Health.

NRS 244.359Ordinance concerning control of animals, license fee and
designation of and requirement of liability insurance policy for inherently
dangerous animals; applicability; civil liability in lieu of criminal penalty
in certain circumstances.

1. Each board of county commissioners may
enact and enforce an ordinance or ordinances:

(a) Fixing, imposing and collecting an annual
license fee on dogs and providing for the capture and disposal of all dogs on
which the license fee is not paid.

(b) Regulating or prohibiting the running at
large and disposal of all kinds of animals.

(c) Establishing a pound, appointing a
poundkeeper and prescribing the poundkeeper’s duties.

(d) Prohibiting cruelty to animals.

(e) Designating an animal as inherently dangerous
and requiring the owner of such an animal to obtain a policy of liability
insurance for the animal in an amount determined by the board of county
commissioners.

2. Any ordinance or ordinances enacted
pursuant to the provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 may apply
throughout an entire county or govern only a limited area within the county
which shall be specified in the ordinance or ordinances.

3. Except as otherwise provided in this
subsection, a board of county commissioners may by ordinance provide that the
violation of a particular ordinance enacted pursuant to this section imposes a
civil liability to the county in an amount not to exceed $500, instead of a
criminal penalty. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this section that creates an
offense relating to bites of animals, vicious or dangerous animals, horse
tripping or cruelty to animals must impose a criminal penalty for the offense.
As used in this subsection, “horse tripping” does not include tripping a horse
to provide medical or other health care for the horse.

1. Whenever a written complaint is filed
with the county clerk alleging the existence of a nuisance, as defined in NRS 40.140, within the county, the county
clerk shall notify the board of county commissioners, who, except as otherwise
provided by subsections 5 and 6, shall forthwith fix a date to hear the proof
of the complainant and of the owner or occupant of the real property whereon
the alleged nuisance is claimed to exist not less than 30 nor more than 40 days
subsequent to the filing of the complaint.

2. At the time of fixing the hearing, the
board of county commissioners shall order and cause notice of the hearing to be
published at least once a week for 2 weeks next preceding the date fixed for
the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county and,
if none is so published in the county, then in a newspaper having a general
circulation in the county.

3. At the time fixed for hearing, the
board of county commissioners shall proceed to hear the complaint and any
opponents. The board may adjourn the hearing from time to time, not exceeding
14 days in all. At the hearing, it shall receive the proofs offered to establish
or controvert the facts set forth in the complaint, and on the final hearing of
the complaint, the board shall by resolution entered on its minutes determine
whether or not a nuisance exists and, if one does exist, order the person or
persons responsible for such nuisance to abate the same. If the order is not
obeyed within 5 days after service of a copy upon the person or persons
responsible for the nuisance, the board of county commissioners shall cause the
abatement of the nuisance and make the cost of abatement a special assessment
against the real property.

4. The special assessment may be collected
at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected,
and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in
case of delinquency as provided for ordinary county taxes. All laws applicable
to the levy, collection and enforcement of county taxes shall be applicable to
such special assessment.

5. As an alternative to the procedure set
forth in subsections 1, 2, 3 and 4, the board of county commissioners, upon
receipt from the county clerk of notice of the filing of a complaint alleging
the existence of a nuisance, may direct the district attorney to notify the
person responsible for such nuisance to abate it, and if such notice is not
obeyed after service thereof, within a reasonable time under the circumstances,
as specified by the board, to bring legal proceedings for abatement of the
nuisance, and for recovery of compensatory and exemplary damages and costs of
suit. Such proceedings shall be under the control of the board of county
commissioners in the same manner as other suits to which the county is a party.

6. Notwithstanding the abatement
procedures set forth in the preceding subsections, any board of county
commissioners in this State may, by ordinance, direct the district attorney of
the county in which the board has jurisdiction to bring all necessary civil
actions on behalf of the county in any court of competent jurisdiction to
enjoin, abate or restrain the continued violation of any ordinance, rule or
regulation enacted, adopted or passed by said board and having the effect of
law, the violation of which is designated as a nuisance in such ordinance, rule
or regulation. If the board of county commissioners decides to direct the
district attorney as herein provided, it shall enact an ordinance empowering
the district attorney to file all necessary civil actions in the name of the
county in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any such ordinance,
rule or regulation of the board having the effect of law.

1. Notwithstanding the abatement
procedures set forth in NRS 244.360 or 244.3605, a board of county commissioners may, by
ordinance, provide for a reasonable means to secure or summarily abate a
dangerous structure or condition that at least three persons who enforce
building codes, housing codes, zoning ordinances or local health regulations, or
who are members of a local law enforcement agency or fire department, determine
in a signed, written statement to be an imminent danger.

2. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, the owner of the property on which the structure or condition is located
must be given reasonable written notice that is:

(a) If practicable, hand-delivered or sent
prepaid by United States mail to the owner of the property; or

(b) Posted on the property,

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structure or condition is so secured. The notice must state clearly that the
owner of the property may challenge the action to secure or summarily abate the
structure or condition and must provide a telephone number and address at which
the owner may obtain additional information.

3. If it is determined in the signed,
written statement provided pursuant to subsection 1 that the structure or
condition is an imminent danger and the result of the imminent danger is likely
to occur before the notice and an opportunity to challenge the action can be
provided pursuant to subsection 2, then the structure or condition which poses
such an imminent danger that presents an immediate hazard may be summarily
abated. A structure or condition summarily abated pursuant to this section may
only be abated to the extent necessary to remove the imminent danger that
presents an immediate hazard. The owner of the structure or condition which is
summarily abated must be given written notice of the abatement after its
completion. The notice must state clearly that the owner of the property may
seek judicial review of the summary abatement and must provide an address and
telephone number at which the owner may obtain additional information
concerning the summary abatement.

4. The costs of securing or summarily
abating the structure or condition may be made a special assessment against the
real property on which the structure or condition is located and may be
collected pursuant to the provisions set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 244.360.

5. As used in this section:

(a) “Dangerous structure or condition” has the
meaning ascribed to it in subsection 8 of NRS 244.3605.

(b) “Imminent danger” means the existence of any
structure or condition that could reasonably be expected to cause injury or
endanger the life, safety, health or property of:

(1) The occupants, if any, of the real
property on which the structure or condition is located; or

NRS 244.3603Abatement of chronic nuisances: Adoption and contents of
ordinance; closure of property by court order; civil penalties; special
assessment against property to recover costs of abatement.

1. Each board of county commissioners may,
by ordinance, to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents
of the county, adopt procedures pursuant to which the district attorney may
file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to:

(a) Seek the abatement of a chronic nuisance that
is located or occurring within the unincorporated area of the county;

(b) If applicable, seek the closure of the
property where the chronic nuisance is located or occurring; and

(c) If applicable, seek penalties against the
owner of the property within the unincorporated area of the county and any
other appropriate relief.

2. An ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection
1 must:

(a) Contain procedures pursuant to which the
owner of the property is:

(1) Sent a notice, by certified mail,
return receipt requested, by the sheriff or other person authorized to issue a
citation of the existence on the owner’s property of nuisance activities and
the date by which the owner must abate the condition to prevent the matter from
being submitted to the district attorney for legal action.

(2) If the chronic nuisance is not an
immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare and was caused by the
criminal activity of a person other than the owner, afforded a minimum of 30
days to abate the chronic nuisance.

(3) Afforded an opportunity for a hearing
before a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) Provide that the date specified in the notice
by which the owner must abate the condition is tolled for the period during
which the owner requests a hearing and receives a decision.

(c) Provide the manner in which the county will
recover money expended to abate the condition on the property if the owner
fails to abate the condition.

3. If the court finds that a chronic
nuisance exists and action is necessary to avoid serious threat to the public
welfare or the safety or health of the occupants of the property, the court may
order the county to secure and close the property until the nuisance is abated
and may:

(a) Impose a civil penalty:

(1) If the property is nonresidential
property, of not more than $750 per day; or

(2) If the property is residential
property, of not more than $500 per day,

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that the condition was not abated after the date specified in the notice by
which the owner was required to abate the condition;

(b) Order the owner to pay the county for the
cost incurred by the county in abating the condition; and

(c) Order any other appropriate relief.

4. In addition to any other reasonable
means authorized by the court for the recovery of money expended by the county
to abate the chronic nuisance and, except as otherwise provided in subsection
5, for the collection of civil penalties imposed pursuant to subsection 3, the
board or its designee may make the expense and civil penalties a special
assessment against the property upon which the chronic nuisance is located or
occurring. The special assessment may be collected pursuant to the provisions
set forth in subsection 4 of NRS 244.360.

5. Any civil penalties that have not been
collected from the owner of the property may not be made a special assessment
against the property pursuant to subsection 4 by the board or its designee
unless:

(a) At least 180 days have elapsed after the date
specified in the order of the court by which the owner must abate the chronic
nuisance or, if the owner appeals that order, the date specified in the order
of the appellate court by which the owner must abate the chronic nuisance,
whichever is later;

(b) The owner has been billed, served or
otherwise notified that the civil penalties are due; and

(c) The amount of the uncollected civil penalties
is more than $5,000.

6. If a designee of the board imposes a
special assessment pursuant to subsection 4, the designee shall submit a
written report to the board at least once each calendar quarter that sets forth,
for each property against which such an assessment has been imposed:

(a) The street address or assessor’s parcel
number of the property;

(b) The name of each owner of record of the
property as of the date of the assessment; and

(c) The total amount of the assessment, stating
the amount assessed for the expense of abatement and any amount assessed for
civil penalties.

7. As used in this section:

(a) A “chronic nuisance” exists:

(1) When three or more nuisance activities
exist or have occurred during any 90-day period on the property.

(2) When a person associated with the
property has engaged in three or more nuisance activities during any 90-day
period on the property or within 100 feet of the property.

(3) When the property has been the subject
of a search warrant based on probable cause of continuous or repeated
violations of chapter 459 of NRS.

(4) When a building or place is used for
the purpose of unlawfully selling, serving, storing, keeping, manufacturing,
using or giving away a controlled substance, immediate precursor or controlled
substance analog.

(5) When a building or place was used for
the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing a controlled substance, immediate
precursor or controlled substance analog and:

(I) The building or place has not
been deemed safe for habitation by a governmental entity; or

(II) All materials or substances
involving the controlled substance, immediate precursor or controlled substance
analog have not been removed from or remediated on the building or place by an
entity certified or licensed to do so within 180 days after the building or
place is no longer used for the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing a
controlled substance, immediate precursor or controlled substance analog.

(b) “Commercial real estate” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 645.8711.

(c) “Controlled substance analog” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 453.043.

(d) “Immediate precursor” has the meaning
ascribed to it in NRS 453.086.

(3) Violations of building codes, housing
codes or any other codes regulating the health or safety of occupants of real
property;

(4) Excessive noise and violations of
curfew; or

(5) Any other activity, behavior or
conduct defined by the board to constitute a public nuisance.

(f) “Person associated with the property” means:

(1) The owner of the property;

(2) The manager or assistant manager of
the property;

(3) The tenant of the property; or

(4) A person who, on the occasion of a
nuisance activity, has:

(I) Entered, patronized or visited;

(II) Attempted to enter, patronize
or visit; or

(III) Waited to enter, patronize or
visit,

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or a person present on the property.

(g) “Residential property” means:

(1) Improved real estate that consists of
not more than four residential units;

(2) Unimproved real estate for which not
more than four residential units may be developed or constructed pursuant to
any zoning regulations or any development plan applicable to the real estate;
or

(3) A single-family residential unit,
including, without limitation, a condominium, townhouse or home within a
subdivision, if the unit is sold, leased or otherwise conveyed unit by unit,
regardless of whether the unit is part of a larger building or parcel that
consists of more than four units.

NRS 244.3605Abatement of dangerous structures or conditions, rubbish,
abandoned or junk vehicles, noxious plant growth and other public nuisances:
Adoption and contents of ordinance; civil penalties; special assessment against
property to recover costs of abatement.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 244.360 and 244.3601,
the board of county commissioners of a county may, to abate public nuisances, adopt
by ordinance procedures pursuant to which the board or its designee may order
an owner of property within the county to:

(a) Repair, safeguard or eliminate a dangerous
structure or condition;

(b) Clear debris, rubbish, refuse, litter,
garbage, abandoned or junk vehicles or junk appliances which are not subject to
the provisions of chapter 459 of NRS;

(c) Clear weeds and noxious plant growth; or

(d) Repair, clear, correct, rectify, safeguard or
eliminate any other public nuisance as defined in the ordinance adopted
pursuant to this section,

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the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the county.

2. An ordinance adopted pursuant to
subsection 1 must:

(a) Contain procedures pursuant to which the
owner of the property is:

(1) Sent notice, by certified mail, return
receipt requested, of the existence on the owner’s property of a public
nuisance set forth in subsection 1 and the date by which the owner must abate
the public nuisance.

(2) If the public nuisance is not an
immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare and was caused by the
criminal activity of a person other than the owner, afforded a minimum of 30
days to abate the public nuisance.

(3) Afforded an opportunity for a hearing
before the designee of the board relating to the order of abatement and an
appeal of that decision either to the board or to a court of competent
jurisdiction, as determined by the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1.

(4) Afforded an opportunity for a hearing
before the designee of the board relating to the imposition of civil penalties
and an appeal of that decision either to the board or to a court of competent
jurisdiction, as determined by the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1.

(b) Provide that the date specified in the notice
by which the owner must abate the public nuisance is tolled for the period
during which the owner requests a hearing and receives a decision.

(c) Provide the manner in which the county will
recover money expended to abate the public nuisance on the property if the
owner fails to abate the public nuisance.

(d) Provide for civil penalties for each day that
the owner did not abate the public nuisance after the date specified in the
notice by which the owner was required to abate the public nuisance.

3. In any county whose population is
700,000 or more, an ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 may authorize
the county to request the operator of a tow car to abate a public nuisance by
towing abandoned or junk vehicles which are not concealed from ordinary public
view by means of inside storage, suitable fencing, opaque covering, trees,
shrubbery or other means if the conditions of subsection 4 are satisfied. The
operator of a tow car requested to tow a vehicle pursuant to this section must
comply with the provisions of NRS 706.445
to 706.453, inclusive.

4. The county may abate the public
nuisance on the property and may recover the amount expended by the county for
labor and materials used to abate the public nuisance or request abatement by
the operator of a tow car pursuant to subsection 3 if:

(a) The owner has not requested a hearing within
the time prescribed in the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 and has
failed to abate the public nuisance on the owner’s property within the period
specified in the notice;

(b) After a hearing in which the owner did not
prevail, the owner has not filed an appeal within the time prescribed in the
ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 and has failed to abate the public
nuisance within the period specified in the order; or

(c) The board or a court of competent
jurisdiction has denied the appeal of the owner and the owner has failed to
abate the public nuisance within the period specified in the order.

5. In addition to any other reasonable
means for recovering money expended by the county to abate the public nuisance
and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, for collecting civil
penalties imposed pursuant to the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1,
the board or its designee may make the expense and civil penalties a special
assessment against the property upon which the public nuisance is located, and
this special assessment may be collected pursuant to the provisions set forth
in subsection 4 of NRS 244.360.

6. Any civil penalties that have not been
collected from the owner of the property may not be made a special assessment
against the property pursuant to subsection 5 by the board or its designee
unless:

(a) At least 12 months have elapsed after the
date specified in the notice by which the owner must abate the public nuisance
or the date specified in the order of the board or court by which the owner
must abate the public nuisance, whichever is later;

(b) The owner has been billed, served or
otherwise notified that the civil penalties are due; and

(c) The amount of the uncollected civil penalties
is more than $5,000.

7. If a designee of the board imposes a
special assessment pursuant to subsection 5, the designee shall submit a
written report to the board at least once each calendar quarter that sets
forth, for each property against which such an assessment has been imposed:

(a) The street address or assessor’s parcel
number of the property;

(b) The name of each owner of record of the
property as of the date of the assessment; and

(c) The total amount of the assessment, stating
the amount assessed for the expense of abatement and any amount assessed for
civil penalties.

8. As used in this section, “dangerous
structure or condition” means a structure or condition that is a public
nuisance which may cause injury to or endanger the health, life, property or
safety of the general public or the occupants, if any, of the real property on
which the structure or condition is located. The term includes, without
limitation, a structure or condition that:

(a) Does not meet the requirements of a code or
regulation adopted pursuant to NRS 244.3675 with
respect to minimum levels of health or safety; or

(b) Violates an ordinance, rule or regulation
regulating health and safety enacted, adopted or passed by the board of county
commissioners of a county, the violation of which is designated by the board as
a public nuisance in the ordinance, rule or regulation.

NRS 244.3607Recovery by county of costs of relocating tenants resulting from
nuisance or other condition: Notice; hearing; appeal.

1. If a board of county commissioners
determines that a nuisance or other condition described in NRS 244.3601, 244.3603
or 244.3605 requires the relocation of tenants,
the board may arrange for the relocation of the tenants and may, in accordance
with subsection 2, recover the cost of such relocation from the person
determined by the board to be primarily responsible for creating the nuisance
or other condition that required the relocation of the tenants.

2. Before a board of county commissioners
recovers from a person the cost of relocating tenants, the board shall:

(a) Send notice, by certified mail, return
receipt requested, to the person from whom the board seeks to recover the cost
of the relocation, setting forth the date by which the person must remit
payment to the county; and

(b) Afford the person from whom the board seeks
to recover the cost of the relocation an opportunity for a hearing before the
designee of the board and an appeal of that decision to the board.

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specified in the notice by which the person must remit payment to the county is
tolled for the period during which the person requests a hearing and receives a
decision.

3. If a person appeals the decision of the
designee to the board as described in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 and is
aggrieved by the determination of the board, the person may, within 30 days
after the making of the determination, appeal to the district court of the
county. A judicial review authorized pursuant to this subsection must be limited
to whether the determination was arbitrary, capricious or otherwise
characterized by an abuse of discretion and must be conducted in accordance
with the procedures set forth in chapter 233B
of NRS for reviewing a final decision of an agency.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 3, the boards of county commissioners of the counties of this state
may, by ordinance regularly enacted, regulate, control and prohibit, as a
public nuisance, the excessive emission of dense smoke and air pollution caused
by excessive soot, cinders, fly ash, dust, noxious acids, fumes and gases
within the boundaries of the county.

2. If an ordinance adopted pursuant to
subsection 1 involves or affects agricultural operations, any plan or program
to carry out that ordinance must allow for customarily accepted agricultural
practices to occur on agricultural land. A governmental entity which is
considering the adoption of such a plan or program shall consult with the State
Department of Agriculture or local conservation districts to determine the
customarily accepted agricultural practices that may be affected by the
proposed plan or program.

3. An existing compliance schedule,
variance order or other enforcement action relating to air pollution by fossil
fuel-fired steam generating facilities, with a capacity greater than 1,000
megawatts, may not be enforced until July 1, 1977.

NRS 244.363Prevention of excessive noise.Except
as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS
40.140 and subsection 6 of NRS 202.450,
the boards of county commissioners in their respective counties may, by
ordinance regularly enacted, regulate, control and prohibit, as a public
nuisance, excessive noise which is injurious to health or which interferes
unreasonably with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property within the
boundaries of the county.

NRS 244.364Limited authority to regulate firearms; restrictions concerning
registration of certain firearms in county whose population is 700,000 or more.

1. Except as otherwise provided by
specific statute, the Legislature reserves for itself such rights and powers as
are necessary to regulate the transfer, sale, purchase, possession, ownership,
transportation, registration and licensing of firearms and ammunition in
Nevada, and no county may infringe upon those rights and powers. As used in
this subsection, “firearm” means any weapon from which a projectile is
discharged by means of an explosive, spring, gas, air or other force.

2. A board of county commissioners may
proscribe by ordinance or regulation the unsafe discharge of firearms.

3. If a board of county commissioners in a
county whose population is 700,000 or more has required by ordinance or
regulation adopted before June 13, 1989, the registration of a firearm capable
of being concealed, the board of county commissioners shall amend such an
ordinance or regulation to require:

(a) A period of at least 60 days of residency in
the county before registration of such a firearm is required.

(b) A period of at least 72 hours for the
registration of a pistol by a resident of the county upon transfer of title to
the pistol to the resident by purchase, gift or any other transfer.

4. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 1, as used in this section:

(a) “Firearm” means any device designed to be
used as a weapon from which a projectile may be expelled through the barrel by
the force of any explosion or other form of combustion.

(b) “Firearm capable of being concealed” includes
all firearms having a barrel less than 12 inches in length.

(c) “Pistol” means a firearm capable of being
concealed that is intended to be aimed and fired with one hand.

1. The board of county commissioners of
any county is authorized and empowered to institute and maintain suits in any
court of competent jurisdiction against any persons, firms, associations or
corporations depositing sawdust in any river or stream the waters of which run
partly or wholly in this state.

2. The boards of county commissioners of
any and all counties are authorized and empowered to levy annually such tax as
in their discretion may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section.

NRS 244.3651Program to provide financial assistance to persons to connect to
public water or sewer system under certain circumstances in county whose
population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, if a board of county commissioners of a county whose population is
100,000 or more but less than 700,000 operates a public water or sewer system,
the board may:

(a) Establish by ordinance a program to provide
financial assistance to persons to connect to the public water or sewer system.

(b) Accept gifts, grants and other sources of
money to pay the costs to assist persons to connect to the public water or
sewer system.

(c) Issue bonds and other securities, pursuant to
NRS 244A.011 to 244A.065, inclusive, to finance a
program to provide financial assistance established pursuant to this
subsection.

2. An ordinance adopted by a board of
county commissioners pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 must include,
without limitation, a finding of the board that the creation of a program to
provide financial assistance to persons to connect to a public water or sewer
system furthers a legitimate public purpose.

3. If a board of county commissioners
establishes a program to provide financial assistance pursuant to subsection 1,
the board:

(a) Must establish a plan for the management and
protection of the groundwater in the water basin to which the program to
provide financial assistance applies. Such a plan must include, without
limitation, provisions for the sustainable management of municipal wells that
are owned by the county in the water basin.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4,
may set forth conditions or limitations on any financial assistance provided
pursuant to the program.

4. Financial assistance provided pursuant
to a program established pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) May be in the form of grants, gifts or loans,
or any combination thereof.

(b) May only be used to pay the necessary and
actual expenses to:

(1) Disconnect from a private water or
sewer system;

(2) Eliminate a private water or sewer
system; and

(3) Connect to the public water or sewer
system,

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without limitation, the costs of making a physical connection or disconnection
and any connection charge, tap fee, inspection fee or similar fee or charge
payable to any person or governmental entity.

(c) If provided in the form of loans that are
financed by bonds or other securities issued pursuant to this section, may only
be provided to natural persons.

5. A board may not establish a program to
provide financial assistance pursuant to subsection 1 unless the board finds
that establishing such a program is necessary to provide the public with a safe
and reliable water and sewer system.

6. The requirements of NRS 244.3655 do not apply to actions taken by a board
of county commissioners pursuant to this section.

7. Nothing in this section shall be so
construed as to require:

(a) A board of county commissioners to provide
financial assistance to any property owner pursuant to this section; or

(b) A property owner to apply for or accept
financial assistance pursuant to a program of financial assistance established
pursuant to this program.

8. Bonds or other securities issued to
finance a program to provide financial assistance established pursuant to
subsection 1 must be payable from and secured by repayments of loans made through
the program, other revenues of the program and revenues of the county’s public
water or sewer system, or any combination thereof, as determined by the board.
The bonds or other securities may also be secured by other revenues that the
county is authorized to pledge for the payment of bonds or other securities and
may, in accordance with the provisions of NRS
350.020, be issued as general obligations of the county.

9. As used in this section:

(a) “Private water or sewer system” means an
on-site:

(1) Domestic well, and any facility or
facilities related thereto, that provides potable water; or

(2) Sewage or septic system, and any
facility or facilities related thereto, that serves a residential dwelling unit
for the disposal, collection, storage or treatment of sewage.

(b) “Public water or sewer system” means a
facility or facilities for the collection, pumping, treatment, storage or
conveyance of potable water or sewage and includes, without limitation, mains,
conduits, aqueducts, pipes, pipelines, ditches, canals, pumping stations, and
all appurtenances, equipment and machinery necessary or useful and convenient
for obtaining, storing, transporting or transferring water or sewage.

NRS 244.3653Program to provide financial assistance to owners of public or
private property, to make such property resistant to flood damage, in county
whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, a board of county commissioners of a county whose population is
100,000 or more but less than 700,000 may:

(a) Establish by ordinance a program to provide
financial assistance to owners of public and private property in areas that are
likely to be flooded in order to make such property resistant to flood damage.

(b) Accept gifts, grants and other sources of
money to pay the costs associated with a program established pursuant to
paragraph (a).

(c) Pay costs associated with a program
established pursuant to paragraph (a) through the use of:

(1) Revenue and bond proceeds derived from
a flood management project, except that no bond proceeds may be used to provide
any loans pursuant to the program.

(2) Funds from the infrastructure fund of
the county.

(3) Gifts, grants and other sources of
money available to the board of county commissioners.

2. An ordinance adopted by a board of
county commissioners pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1:

(a) Must include, without limitation, a finding
of the board that the creation of a program to provide financial assistance to
owners of public and private property in areas that are likely to be flooded is
necessary to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare.

(b) May include a provision that the award of
financial assistance is subject to any limitation or condition that the board
determines is necessary.

3. Financial assistance provided pursuant
to a program established pursuant to subsection 1:

(a) May be in the form of grants or loans, or any
combination thereof.

(b) May only be used to pay the actual and
necessary costs to make private or public property resistant to flood damage,
including, without limitation, flood-proofing the property, erecting barriers,
elevating foundations of buildings, structures or improvements, and relocating
buildings, structures or improvements to areas that are not likely to be
flooded.

(c) May not be awarded:

(1) To protect any building, structure or
improvement unless the building, structure or improvement exists or
construction has begun on the building, structure or improvement on or before
July 1, 2009.

(2) To relocate any building, structure or
improvement to property that is also in an area likely to be flooded.

(3) Unless the property owner:

(I) Submits an application for
financial assistance on or before June 30, 2019.

(II) Has not received and agrees not
to apply for any further financial assistance to make the property resistant to
flood damage from a tourism improvement district established pursuant to NRS 271A.070, a tax increment area
created pursuant to NRS 278C.155, a
redevelopment area established pursuant to NRS
279.426, a program for the rehabilitation of residential neighborhoods
established pursuant to NRS 279A.030
or a program for the rehabilitation of abandoned residential properties
established pursuant to NRS 279B.030.

(III) Satisfies any conditions
adopted by the board of county commissioners.

4. The board of county commissioners may
delegate its authority to administer a program of financial assistance
established pursuant to this section to a flood management authority.

5. The board of county commissioners or,
if the board has delegated its authority to administer a program of financial
assistance pursuant to subsection 4, a flood management authority may bring an
action against the property owner for the collection of any delinquent
payments, charges, fees, interest or penalties related to any loan provided
pursuant to a program established pursuant to this section.

6. Nothing in this section shall be so
construed as to require:

(a) A board of county commissioners to provide
financial assistance to any property owner pursuant to this section; or

(b) A property owner to apply for or accept
financial assistance pursuant to a program of financial assistance established
pursuant to this program.

7. As used in this section:

(a) “Drainage and flood control project” has the
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 244A.027.

(b) “Flood management authority” means any entity
that is created by cooperative agreement pursuant to chapter 277 of NRS, the functions of which
include the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation and maintenance
of a flood management project.

(c) “Flood management project,” or any phrase of
similar import, means a project or improvement that is located within or
without a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 and
is established for the control or management of any flood or storm waters of
the county or any flood or storm waters of a stream of which the source is
located outside of the county. The term includes, without limitation:

(1) A drainage and flood control project;

(2) A project to construct, repair or
restore an ecosystem;

(3) A project to mitigate any adverse
effect of flooding or flood management activity or improvement;

(4) A project to conserve any flood or
storm waters for any beneficial and useful purpose by spreading, storing,
reusing or retaining those waters or causing those waters to percolate into the
ground to improve water quality;

(5) A project that alters or diverts or
proposes to alter or divert a natural watercourse, including any improvement
for the passage of fish;

(6) A park project that is related to a
flood management project;

(7) Any landscaping or similar amenity
that is constructed:

(I) To increase the usefulness of a
flood management project to any community or to provide aesthetic compatibility
with any surrounding community; or

(II) To mitigate any adverse effect
on the environment relating to a flood management project;

(8) A project to relocate or replace a
utility, transmission line, conduit, bridge or similar feature or structure
that exacerbates any flooding or is located in an area that is susceptible to
flooding;

(9) A project to protect and manage a
floodplain;

(10) A project that is designed to improve
the quality of any flood or storm waters or the operation of any flood
management system, including, without limitation, any monitoring, measurement
or assessment of that system; and

(11) Any real property or interest in real
property that is acquired to support the carrying out of a flood management
project, including, without limitation, any property that may become flooded
because of any improvement for flood management, or any combination thereof and
any other structure, fixture, equipment or property required for a flood
management project.

NRS 244.3655Requiring users of certain water systems to connect into system
provided by public utility or public entity; assessment of costs of connection.

1. If the State Environmental Commission
determines that:

(a) A water system which is located in a county
and was constructed on or after July 1, 1991, is not satisfactorily serving the
needs of its users; and

(b) Water provided by a public utility or a
municipality or other public entity is reasonably available to those users,

Ê the board of
county commissioners of that county may require all users of the system to
connect into the available water system provided by a public utility or a
municipality or other public entity, and may assess each lot or parcel served
for its proportionate share of the costs associated with connecting into that
water system. If the water system is being connected into a public utility, the
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada shall determine the amount of the
assessments for the purposes of establishing a lien pursuant to NRS 445A.900.

2. As used in this section, “water system”
has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
445A.850.

1. The board of county commissioners of
any county whose population is 700,000 or more has the power, outside of the
limits of incorporated cities and towns:

(a) To construct, acquire by gift, purchase or
the exercise of eminent domain, otherwise acquire, reconstruct, improve,
extend, better and repair water and sewer facilities, such as:

(1) A water system, including but not
limited to water mains, conduits, aqueducts, pipelines, ditches, canals,
pumping stations, and all appurtenances and machinery necessary or useful and
convenient for obtaining, transporting or transferring water.

(2) A water treatment plant, including but
not limited to reservoirs, storage facilities, and all appurtenances necessary
or useful and convenient thereto for the collection, storage and treatment,
purification and disposal of water for domestic uses and purposes.

(3) A storm sewer or sanitary sewage
collection system, including but not limited to intercepting sewers, outfall
sewers, force mains, collecting sewers, storm sewers, combined sanitary and
storm sewers, pumping stations, ejector stations, and all other appurtenances
necessary, useful or convenient for the collection, transportation and disposal
of sewage.

(4) A sewage treatment plant, including
but not limited to structures, buildings, machinery, equipment, connections and
all appurtenances necessary, useful or convenient for the treatment,
purification or disposal of sewage.

(b) To acquire, by gift, purchase or the exercise
of the right of eminent domain, lands or rights in land or water rights in
connection therewith, including but not limited to easements, rights-of-way,
contract rights, leases, franchises, approaches, dams and reservoirs.

(c) To operate and maintain those water
facilities, sewer facilities, lands, rights in land and water rights.

(d) To sell, lease, donate for public use and
otherwise dispose of those water facilities, sewer facilities, lands, rights in
land and water rights.

(e) To prescribe and collect rates, fees, tolls
or charges, including but not limited to the levy or assessments of such rates,
fees, tolls or charges against governmental units, departments or agencies,
including the State of Nevada and political subdivisions thereof, for the
services, facilities and commodities furnished by those water facilities and
sewer facilities, and to provide methods of collections, and penalties,
including but not limited to denial of service, for nonpayment of the rates,
fees, tolls or charges.

(f) To provide it is unlawful for any persons,
associations and corporations owning, occupying or in any way controlling any
building or other structure, any part of which is within 400 feet of any
street, alley, court, passageway, other public highway, right-of-way, easement
or other alley owned or occupied by the county in which a public sewer is then
in existence and use, to construct, otherwise acquire, to cause or permit to be
constructed or otherwise acquired, or to use or continue to use any private
sewage disposal plant, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other private
sewage system, upon such terms and conditions as the board of county
commissioners may provide.

(g) To provide for the disconnection of plumbing
facilities from any of those private sewage facilities and for the
discontinuance and elimination of those private sewage facilities.

2. The powers conferred by this section
are in addition and supplemental to, and not in substitution for, and the
limitations imposed by this section do not affect the powers conferred by, any
other law. No part of this section repeals or affects any other law or any part
thereof, it being intended that this section provide a separate method of
accomplishing its objectives, and not an exclusive one.

3. This section, being necessary to secure
and preserve the public health, safety and convenience and welfare, must be
liberally construed to effect its purpose.

4. Any person, association or corporation
violating any of the provisions of any ordinance adopted pursuant to this
section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

NRS 244.36605Delinquent charges for financial assistance or for the provision
of certain services related to water; election by county to collect
delinquencies on tax roll.

1. In a county whose population is 100,000
or more but less than 700,000, if the county provides financial assistance
through a program established pursuant to NRS 244.3651
or 244.3653, the board of county commissioners may
elect by ordinance to have delinquent repayments of loans, including, without limitation,
charges, fees, interest and penalties, collected on the tax roll, or collected
with the property taxes due on mobile or manufactured homes that do not meet
the requirements of NRS 361.244, in the
same manner, by the same persons, and at the same time as, together with and
not separately from, the county’s general taxes. If the board makes such an
election, the board shall cause:

(a) A description of each lot or parcel of real
property or each mobile or manufactured home with respect to which the charges
are delinquent on May 1; and

(b) The amount of the delinquent charges,

Ê to be
prepared and submitted to the tax receiver of the county, in a form approved by
the tax receiver, not later than June 1.

2. In a county whose population is less
than 700,000:

(a) The board of county commissioners of a county
which provides sewerage, storm drainage or water service, or any combination of
those services, may elect by ordinance to have delinquent charges for any or
all of those services collected on the tax roll, or collected with the property
taxes due on mobile or manufactured homes that do not meet the requirements of NRS 361.244, in the same manner, by the
same persons, and at the same time as, together with and not separately from,
the county’s general taxes. If the board makes such an election, the board
shall cause:

(1) A description of each lot or parcel of
real property or each mobile or manufactured home with respect to which the
charges are delinquent on May 1; and

(2) The amount of the delinquent charges,

Ê to be
prepared and submitted to the tax receiver of the county, in a form approved by
the tax receiver, no later than June 1.

(b) The powers authorized by this section are
alternative to all other powers of the county for the collection of such
delinquent charges or repayments.

(c) The real property may be described by
reference to maps prepared by and on file in the office of the county assessor
or by descriptions used by the county assessor.

(d) The amount of any such delinquent charge or
repayment constitutes a lien against the lot or parcel of land or mobile or
manufactured home against which the charge has been imposed as of the time when
the lien of taxes on the roll or on mobile or manufactured homes attach.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph
(g), the tax receiver of the county shall include the amount of the delinquent
charges or repayments on bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and
parcels of land or mobile or manufactured homes, as applicable. Thereafter the
amount of the delinquent charges or repayments must be collected at the same
time and in the same manner and by the same persons as, together with and not
separately from, the general taxes for the county.

(f) All laws applicable to the levy, collection
and enforcement of general taxes of the county, including, but not limited to,
those pertaining to the matters of delinquency, correction, cancellation,
refund, redemption and sale, are applicable to delinquent charges or repayments
that are collected in the manner authorized by this section.

(g) The tax receiver of the county may issue
separate bills for delinquent charges or repayments that are collected in the
manner authorized by this section and separate receipts for collection on
account of those charges.

NRS 244.3661Imposition of excise tax on use of water; rate of tax; interest
on late payment; facility for treatment of water.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 704.664, a board of county commissioners
may, by ordinance, impose an excise tax on the use of water in an amount
sufficient to ensure the payment, wholly or in part, of obligations incurred by
the county to acquire and construct a new facility for the treatment of water
for public or private use, or both. The tax must be imposed on customers of
suppliers of water that are capable of using the water treatment services
provided by the facility to be financed with the proceeds of the tax.

2. An excise tax imposed pursuant to
subsection 1 may be levied at different rates for different classes of
customers or to take into account differences in the amount of water used or
estimated to be used or the size of the connection.

3. The ordinance imposing the tax must
provide the:

(a) Rate or rates of the tax;

(b) Procedure for collection of the tax;

(c) Duration of the tax; and

(d) Rate of interest that will be charged on late
payments.

4. Late payments of the tax must bear
interest at a rate not exceeding 2 percent per month, or fraction thereof. The
tax due is a perpetual lien against the property served by the water on whose
use the tax is imposed until the tax and any interest which may accrue thereon
are paid. The county shall enforce the lien in the same manner as provided in NRS 361.5648 to 361.730, inclusive, for property taxes.

5. A county may:

(a) Acquire and construct a new facility for the
treatment of water for public or private use, or both.

(b) Finance the project by the issuance of
general obligation bonds, medium-term obligations or revenue bonds or other
securities issued pursuant to chapter 350 of
NRS, or by installment-purchase financing pursuant to that chapter.

(c) Enter into an agreement with a public utility
which provides that:

(1) Water treatment services provided by
the facility will be made available to the public utility; or

(2) The public utility will operate and
maintain the facility,

Ê or both. An
agreement entered into pursuant to this paragraph may extend beyond the terms
of office of the members of the board of county commissioners who voted upon
it.

6. A county may pledge any money received
from the proceeds of a tax imposed pursuant to this section for the payment of
general or special obligations issued for a new facility for the treatment of
water for public or private use, or both. Any money pledged by the county
pursuant to this subsection may be treated as pledged revenues of the project
for the purposes of subsection 3 of NRS
350.020.

7. As used in this section, “public
utility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
704.020 and does not include the persons excluded by NRS 704.021.

NRS 244.3663Package plant for sewage treatment: Remedies for unsatisfactory
service or violation of conditions; assumption of control by county; assessment
for operation and maintenance.

1. If the board of county commissioners
determines that:

(a) A package plant for sewage treatment which is
located in the county and is exempt from the provisions of NRS 445A.540 to 445A.560, inclusive, is not
satisfactorily serving the needs of its users; and

(b) Sewerage provided by a public utility or a
municipality or other public entity is reasonably available to those users,

Ê the board
may require all users of the plant to connect into the available sewers
provided by a public utility or a municipality or other public entity, and may
assess each lot or parcel served for its proportionate share of the cost of
connecting into those sewers. These assessments are not subject to the
jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.

2. If the State Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources has found that a package plant for sewage treatment which
is exempt from the provisions of NRS
445A.540 to 445A.560, inclusive,
is violating any of the conditions of NRS
445A.465 to 445A.515, inclusive,
and has notified the holder of the permit that the holder must bring the plant
into compliance, but the holder of the permit has failed to comply within a
reasonable time after the date of the notice, the board of county commissioners
of the county in which the plant is located may take the following actions
independently of any further action by the State Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources:

(a) Give written notice, by certified mail, to
the owner of the plant and the owners of the property served by the plant that
if the violation is not corrected within 30 days after the date of the notice,
the board of county commissioners will seek a court order authorizing it to
assume control; and

(b) After the 30-day period has expired, if the
plant has not been brought into compliance, apply to the district court for an
order authorizing the board to assume control of the plant and assess the
property for the continued operation and maintenance of the plant as provided
in subsection 4.

3. If the board of county commissioners
determines at any time that immediate action is necessary to protect the public
health and welfare, it may assume physical control and operation of a package
plant for sewage treatment which is located in the county and is exempt from
the provisions of NRS 445A.540 to 445A.560, inclusive, without complying
with any of the requirements set forth in subsection 2. The board may not
maintain control of the plant pursuant to this subsection for a period greater
than 30 days unless it obtains an order from the district court authorizing an
extension.

4. Each lot and parcel served by a package
plant for sewage treatment which is exempt from the provisions of NRS 445A.540 to 445A.560, inclusive, is subject to
assessment by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the
plant is located for its proportionate share of the cost of continued operation
and maintenance of the plant if there is a default or the county assumes control
and operation of the plant pursuant to subsection 2 or 3.

NRS 244.3665Prohibition of waste of water.The
board of county commissioners may prohibit any waste of water within the
unincorporated areas of the county by customers of a public water system. Any
ordinance adopted under this section may:

1. Classify the conditions under which
specified kinds and amounts of consumption or expenditure of water are
wasteful;

2. Provide for reasonable notice to water
users in any such area indicating which of such conditions, if any, exist in
that area;

3. Allow any person, group of persons,
partnership, corporation or other business or governmental entity which:

(a) Furnishes water to persons within such areas
of the county for business, manufacturing, agricultural or household use; and

(b) Is not a public utility regulated by the
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada,

Ê to reduce or
terminate water service to any customer who wastes water, according to
reasonable standards adopted by the board; and

4. Provide other appropriate penalties for
violation of the ordinance which are based upon the classification adopted
under subsection 1.

1. The board of county commissioners shall
have power and jurisdiction in their respective counties to pass ordinances
prohibiting, restricting, suppressing or otherwise regulating the sale, use,
storage and possession of fireworks, and providing penalties for the violation
thereof.

2. An ordinance passed pursuant to
subsection 1 must provide that any license or permit that may be required for
the sale of fireworks must be issued by the licensing authority for:

(a) The county, if the fireworks are sold within
the unincorporated areas of the county; or

(b) A city located within the county, if the
fireworks are sold within the jurisdiction of that city.

NRS 244.3673Investigation of fires and enforcement of regulations of State
Fire Marshal by certain counties.The
board of county commissioners of any county whose population is 100,000 or more
or which has been converted into a consolidated municipality may provide by
ordinance for the investigation of fires in which a death has occurred or which
are of a suspicious origin, and for the enforcement of regulations adopted by
the State Fire Marshal.

NRS 244.3675Regulation of construction, maintenance and safety of buildings,
structures and property; adoption of codes and establishment of fees.Subject to the limitations set forth in NRS 244.368, 278.02315,
278.580, 278.582, 444.340 to 444.430, inclusive, and 477.030, the boards of county
commissioners within their respective counties may:

1. Regulate all matters relating to the
construction, maintenance and safety of buildings, structures and property
within the county.

2. Adopt any building, electrical,
housing, plumbing or safety code necessary to carry out the provisions of this
section and establish such fees as may be necessary. Except as otherwise
provided in NRS 278.580, these fees do
not apply to the State of Nevada or the Nevada System of Higher Education.

NRS 244.368Areas within which city’s building code supersedes less
stringent provisions of county’s building code.

1. In a county whose population is less
than 700,000, a city’s building code that has rules, regulations and
specifications more stringent than the building code of the county within which
the city is located supersedes, with respect to the area within the city and
within a 1-mile limit outside of the boundaries of the city, any provisions of
the county’s building code not consistent therewith.

2. In a county whose population is 700,000
or more, a city’s building code that has rules, regulations and specifications
more stringent than the building code of the county within which the city is
located supersedes, with respect to the area within the city, any provisions of
the county’s building code not consistent therewith.

3. The provisions of this section do not
apply to farm or ranch buildings in existence on March 30, 1959.

1. A board of county commissioners may
enter into one or more contracts or other agreements to provide the residents
of the county with a reduction in the price of a drug or medicine dispensed by
a pharmacy pursuant to a prescription. Such contract or other agreement may,
without limitation, provide for the participation of the county in a program
that provides prescription drugs or medicines at a discounted price.

2. A contract or agreement entered into
pursuant to subsection 1 is not subject to any requirement of competitive
bidding or other restriction imposed on the procedure for the awarding of
contracts.

1. Subject to the limitations contained in
subsection 2, any board of county commissioners may by ordinance require that
any food handler, as defined in NRS 446.030,
submit to physical examination as a prerequisite to engaging in or continuing
to engage in such occupation.

2. Any ordinance enacted pursuant to the
provisions of subsection 1 shall provide that no food handler is required to
pay in excess of $5 for any or all required physical examinations in any 2-year
period.

NRS 244.3691Definitions.As
used in NRS 244.3691 to 244.3695,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 244.36915 and 244.3692
have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

NRS 244.36915“Graffiti” defined.“Graffiti”
means any unauthorized inscription, word, figure or design that is marked,
etched, scratched, drawn or painted on the public or private property, real or
personal, of another, which defaces such property.

NRS 244.3693Removal or covering of graffiti on real or personal property of
county; civil penalty.

1. The board of county commissioners shall
remove or cover all evidence that graffiti has been placed on any real or
personal property which it owns or otherwise controls within 15 days after it
discovers the graffiti or as soon as practicable.

2. The board of county commissioners may
bring an action against a person responsible for placing graffiti on the
property of the county to recover a civil penalty and damages for the cost of
removing or covering the graffiti placed on such property.

NRS 244.36935Removal or covering of graffiti on perimeter of residential
property by county.

1. The board of county commissioners may
adopt by ordinance procedures pursuant to which officers, employees or other
designees of the county may cover or remove graffiti that is:

(a) Placed on the exterior of a fence or wall
located on the perimeter of residential property; and

(b) Visible from a public right-of-way.

2. An ordinance adopted pursuant to
subsection 1 must provide that:

(a) Officers, employees or other designees of the
county shall not cover or remove the graffiti unless:

(1) The owner of the residential property
consents to the covering or removal of the graffiti; or

(2) If the board of county commissioners
or its designee is unable to contact the owner of the residential property to
obtain the owner’s consent, the board first provides the owner of the property
with written notice that is:

(I) Sent by certified mail, return
receipt requested; and

(II) Posted on the residential
property on which the graffiti will be covered or from which the graffiti will
be removed,

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days before the officers, employees or other designees of the county cover or
remove the graffiti.

(b) The county shall pay the cost of covering or
removing the graffiti.

NRS 244.3694Removal or covering of graffiti on nonresidential property by
owner or county.

1. The board of county commissioners of a
county may adopt by ordinance procedures pursuant to which the board or its
designee may order an owner of nonresidential property within the county to
cover or remove graffiti that is:

(a) Placed on that nonresidential property; and

(b) Visible from a public right-of-way,

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the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the county and to
prevent blight upon the community.

2. An ordinance adopted pursuant to
subsection 1 must:

(a) Contain procedures pursuant to which the
owner of the property is:

(1) Sent notice, by certified mail, return
receipt requested, of the existence on the owner’s property of graffiti and the
date by which the owner must cover or remove the graffiti; and

(2) Afforded an opportunity for a hearing
and an appeal before the board or its designee.

(b) Provide that the date specified in the notice
by which the owner must cover or remove the graffiti is tolled for the period
during which the owner requests a hearing and receives a decision.

(c) Provide the manner in which the county will
recover money expended for labor and materials used to cover or remove the
graffiti if the owner fails to cover or remove the graffiti.

3. The board or its designee may direct
the county to cover or remove the graffiti and may recover the amount expended
by the county for labor and materials used to cover or remove the graffiti if:

(a) The owner has not requested a hearing within
the time prescribed in the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 and has
failed to cover or remove the graffiti within the period specified in the
notice;

(b) After a hearing in which the owner did not
prevail, the owner has not filed an appeal within the time prescribed in the
ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 and has failed to cover or remove
the graffiti within the period specified in the order; or

(c) The board has denied the appeal of the owner
and the owner has failed to cover or remove the graffiti within the period
specified in the order.

4. In addition to any other reasonable
means of recovering money expended by the county to cover or remove the
graffiti, the board may:

(a) Provide that the cost of covering or removing
the graffiti is a lien upon the nonresidential property on which the graffiti
was covered or from which the graffiti was removed; or

(b) Make the cost of covering or removing the
graffiti a special assessment against the nonresidential property on which the
graffiti was covered or from which the graffiti was removed.

5. A lien authorized pursuant to paragraph
(a) of subsection 4 must be perfected by:

(a) Mailing by certified mail a notice of the
lien, separately prepared for each lot affected, addressed to the last known
owner of the property at his or her last known address, as determined by the
real property assessment roll in the county in which the nonresidential
property is located; and

(b) Filing with the county recorder of the county
in which the nonresidential property is located, a statement of the amount due
and unpaid and describing the property subject to the lien.

6. A special assessment authorized
pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 4 may be collected at the same time and
in the same manner as ordinary county taxes are collected, and is subject to
the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as
provided for ordinary county taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection
and enforcement of county taxes are applicable to such a special assessment.

7. As used in this section,
“nonresidential property” means all real property other than residential
property. The term does not include real property owned by a governmental
entity.

1. The board of county commissioners shall
create a graffiti reward and abatement fund. The money in the fund must be used
to pay a reward to a person who, in response to the offer of a reward, provides
information which results in the identification, apprehension and conviction of
a person who violates a county ordinance that prohibits graffiti or other
defacement of property.

2. When a defendant pleads or is found
guilty or guilty but mentally ill of violating a county ordinance that
prohibits graffiti or other defacement of property, the court shall include an
administrative assessment of $250 for each violation in addition to any other
fine or penalty. The money collected must be paid by the clerk of the court to
the county treasurer on or before the fifth day of each month for credit to the
graffiti reward and abatement fund.

3. If sufficient money is available in the
graffiti reward and abatement fund, a county law enforcement agency may offer a
reward, not to exceed $1,000, for information leading to the identification,
apprehension and conviction of a person who violates a county ordinance that
prohibits graffiti or other defacement of property. The reward must be paid out
of the graffiti reward and abatement fund upon approval of the board of county
commissioners.

1. Whenever the State of Nevada by act of
the Legislature shall have decided to make a state exhibit at any exposition,
the various counties may, for the purpose of more efficiently representing
their resources and products, by order of their respective county
commissioners, employ some person or persons to collect county exhibits and
forward the same pursuant to instructions from the State Board of Commissioners
of the exposition.

2. All collectors acting under
authorization of county commissioners shall collect and mark each and every
sample in accordance with such instructions from the State Board as may be
necessary to secure clearness and uniformity of system in the state exhibit.

3. The county commissioners of each county
may order the payment of such expenses as may be incurred in collecting the
exhibit out of any available fund.

4. The county commissioners may, for the
purpose of illustrating, exhibiting and advertising the resources of their
counties, maintain permanent exhibits at suitable places either in this state
or elsewhere, but they shall not expend for the maintenance of such permanent
exhibit more than $25 in any 1 month. Nothing in this subsection shall be so
construed as to conflict in any way with subsections 1, 2 or 3.

1. After March 20, 1911, the county
commissioners of the various counties are empowered to levy a special tax for
the purpose of displaying the products of the county at expositions.

2. The county commissioners are authorized
to use their discretion in the levying of the tax to cover the legitimate
expenses incurred in the display of any products at an exposition; but in no
case shall such tax levy exceed 4 cents on each $100 in any 1 year.

NRS 244.377Tax levy; payment of proceeds to and use by nonprofit
organization; exemption from limitation.

1. The board of county commissioners of any
county may include in the annual budget of the county items to cover the
expense of maintaining a county museum, art center or historical society.

2. The expenditures so budgeted may be met
by including them in the annual tax levy of the county, but in no case may the
tax levy for such purposes in any 1 year exceed 5 cents on each $100 of the
assessed valuation of the property of that county.

3. The proceeds of the tax levy may be
paid under contract to a nonprofit historical society, nonprofit museum board
or other nonprofit board, committee or organization for their use in paying
salaries of museum or art center personnel, in building and maintaining
exhibits, in purchasing cabinets, in displaying items and in conducting
activities related to a museum or art center, but in no case may such an
organization or board make capital improvements without the express approval of
the board of county commissioners.

4. The proceeds of the tax levied pursuant
to this section are exempt from the limitation imposed by NRS 354.59811 and may be excluded in
determining the allowed revenue from taxes ad valorem for the county.

NRS 244.378Sale, trade or exchange of duplicate or unwanted items.Except as otherwise provided by county
ordinance, the director of the department designated to operate a county
museum, art center or historical society may sell, trade or exchange duplicate
or unwanted museum items with any other museum, nonprofit organization or
educational institution.

1. Annually, the boards of county
commissioners of the several counties may include in their respective county
budgets items to cover the expense of exploiting, promoting and publishing to
homeseekers and the public at large, by any means in their judgment calculated
to accomplish this purpose, the agricultural, mining and other resources,
progress and advantages of their respective counties.

2. Such expenditures as may by the board
of county commissioners be decided upon shall be met by including them in the
annual tax levy of and for that county; provided:

(a) That the tax levy shall not in any 1 year
exceed 3 cents on each $100 of the assessed valuation of the property in that
county.

(b) That in counties having a population of
100,000 or more, the county commissioners of those counties may levy a tax of 2
cents on each $100 of the assessed valuation of property in that county.

(c) That pending the accumulation and setting
aside of the fund for the purposes authorized by this section, the boards of
county commissioners are authorized and empowered to pledge their respective
counties for those purposes to an amount not exceeding the sum to be raised as
in this section provided, and to be paid out of the fund raised and set aside
therefor as herein authorized.

3. The boards of county commissioners may
enter into contracts with any person, group, corporation, agency or commission
to carry out the purposes of this section and are authorized to pay over to any
such person, group, corporation, agency or commission, pursuant to such
contracts, any moneys derived from the tax levy provided for in subsection 2.

1. Many of the less populous counties of
the State have experienced shortages of physicians, surgeons, anesthetists,
dentists, other medical professionals and physician assistants.

2. Some of the more populous counties of
the State have also experienced shortages of physicians, surgeons,
anesthetists, dentists, other medical professionals and physician assistants in
their rural communities.

3. By granting county scholarships to
students in such medical professions who will agree to return to the less
populous counties or the rural communities of the more populous counties for
residence and practice, these counties can alleviate the shortages to a degree
and thereby provide their people with needed health services.

1. In addition to the powers elsewhere
conferred upon all counties, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any
county may establish a medical scholarship program to induce students in the
medical professions to return to the county for practice.

2. Any county whose population is 100,000
or more may only establish a medical scholarship program to induce students in
the medical professions to return to the less populous rural communities of the
county for practice.

3. Students in the medical professions for
the purposes of NRS 244.382 to 244.3823, inclusive, include persons studying to be
physician assistants licensed pursuant to chapter
630 or 633 of NRS.

4. The board of county commissioners of a
county that has established a medical scholarship program may appropriate money
from the general fund of the county for medical scholarship funds and may
accept private contributions to augment the scholarship funds.

1. If a medical scholarship fund is
created, the board of county commissioners may grant individual scholarships
but shall first require each recipient to:

(a) Show the recipient’s financial need for the
scholarship.

(b) Execute a written agreement that, after
completing his or her studies and achieving professional certification, the
recipient will, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, return to the
county and practice the profession for a number of years to be specified by the
board, not fewer than the number of years during which he or she received the
county’s assistance for his or her education.

2. If a recipient of a scholarship executes
a written agreement with a county pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 244.3821, the recipient shall return to a less
populous rural community of that county and practice the profession for a
number of years to be specified by the board, not fewer than the number of
years during which he or she received the county’s assistance for his or her
education.

NRS 244.3823Criteria for selection of recipients.In
awarding individual medical scholarships, the board of county commissioners
may:

1. Require applicants to obtain a prior
review of their qualifications and approval thereof by the board of hospital
trustees of the public hospital in the county or of a designated public
hospital.

2. Give preference to applicants whose
residence and personal ties in the local community indicate the likelihood of a
return to permanent residency and practice in the community.

3. Determine the amount and duration of
payments and other matters involved in scholarship grants.

4. Contract with the recipient concerning
the terms of any repayment of moneys awarded.

(Added to NRS by 1973, 633)

WILDLIFE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

NRS 244.386Preservation of endangered species or subspecies in county whose
population is 700,000 or more: General powers; fee for construction or grading
of land in unincorporated areas; creation of enterprise fund.

1. In a county whose population is 700,000
or more and in which exists a species or subspecies that has been declared
endangered or threatened pursuant to the federal Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended, the board of county commissioners may by ordinance establish,
control, manage and operate or provide money for the establishment, control,
management and operation of an area or zone for the preservation of species or
subspecies. In addition, the board, in cooperation with the responsible local,
state and federal agencies, may encourage in any other manner the preservation
of those species or subspecies or any species or subspecies in the county which
have been determined by the board of county commissioners, to be likely to have
a significant impact upon the economy and lifestyles of the residents of the
county if listed as endangered or threatened, including the expenditure for
this purpose of money collected pursuant to subsection 2 or NRS 268.4413 or the participation in an
agreement made pursuant to NRS 503.589.
The board may purchase, sell, exchange or lease real property, personal
property, water rights, grazing permits and other interests in such property
for this purpose, pursuant to such reasonable regulations as the board may
establish. If any such property, rights or other interests are purchased from a
nonprofit organization, the board of county commissioners may reimburse the
organization for its cost of acquisition, not to exceed its appraised value,
and any interest, carrying costs, direct expenses and reasonable overhead
charges.

2. The board of county commissioners may,
by ordinance, impose a reasonable fee of not more than $550 per acre on the
construction of a structure or the grading of land in the unincorporated areas
of the county for the expense of carrying out the provisions of subsection 1. The
fee must be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the fee for
the issuance of a building permit collected pursuant to NRS 278.580.

3. If a fee is imposed pursuant to subsection
2 or NRS 268.4413, the board of county
commissioners shall create an enterprise fund exclusively for fees collected
pursuant to subsection 2 and NRS 268.4413.
Any interest or other income earned on the money in the fund, after deducting
any applicable charges, must be credited to the fund. The money in the fund may
only be used to pay the actual direct costs of the program or programs
established pursuant to subsection 1.

1. If a wild horse or horses stray onto
land which is privately owned, an owner of the land may:

(a) Inform the appropriate federal authority; and

(b) Request the authority to remove the wild
horse or horses from the land,

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manner and form required by the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, 16
U.S.C. §§ 1331 et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

2. If the appropriate federal authority
fails to remove the wild horse or horses from the land within a reasonable
amount of time after receiving a request pursuant to subsection 1, the
landowner may:

(a) Notify the board of county commissioners in
the county in which the land is located of the failure; and

(b) Request the county to institute an action in
federal court on his or her behalf requesting a writ of mandamus ordering the
appropriate federal authority to remove the wild horse or horses from the land.

3. Upon receiving a notification and
request pursuant to subsection 2, the county may institute an action in a
federal court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the landowner requesting
the court to issue a writ of mandamus directing the appropriate federal
authority who was notified pursuant to subsection 1 to remove the wild horse or
horses from the land. The county shall:

(a) Determine whether it will institute such an
action; and

(b) Notify the landowner of its determination,

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practicable after receiving the request.

4. A motion filed pursuant to subsection 3
must include a request that the court authorize the county, the State
Department of Agriculture or a representative of the county or the State
Department of Agriculture to remove the wild horse or horses from the land if
the appropriate federal authority is unable or unwilling to do so.

5. As used in this section “appropriate
federal authority” means a federal agency or officer who is charged with the
duties of:

(a) Receiving notices from landowners requesting
the removal of wild horses from land which is privately owned; and

(b) Arranging to have wild horses removed from
land which is privately owned,

NRS 244.388Establishment, use and operation of wetlands mitigation bank.

1. The board of county commissioners of a
county may by ordinance establish, use and operate a wetlands mitigation bank
in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Federal Guidance for the
Establishment, Use and Operation of Mitigation Banks, as issued by the United
States Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency, National
Resources Conservation Service, Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine
Fisheries Service in 60 Federal Register 58,605 on November 28, 1995.

2. A board of county commissioners that
establishes a mitigation bank pursuant to subsection 1 may enter into a
cooperative agreement with a public agency or nonprofit organization for the
operation of the mitigation bank.

3. As used in this section:

(a) “Hydric soil” means soil that, in its
undrained condition, is saturated, flooded or ponded long enough during a
growing season to develop an anaerobic condition that supports the growth and
regeneration of hydrophytic vegetation.

(b) “Hydrophytic vegetation” means a plant
growing in:

(1) Water; or

(2) A substrate that is at least
periodically deficient in oxygen during a growing season as a result of
excessive water content.

(c) “Mitigation bank” means a system in which the
creation, enhancement, restoration or preservation of wetlands is recognized by
a regulatory agency as generating compensatory credits allowing the future
development of other wetland sites.

(2) Is inundated or saturated by surface
water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support a
prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated
soil conditions; and

(3) Under normal circumstances does
support a prevalence of hydrophytic vegetation typically adapted for life in
saturated soil conditions.

NRS 244.401Creation of office by ordinance; appointment and duties of
coordinator; creation of office by two or more counties.

1. The board of county commissioners of
any county may create by ordinance the office of coordinator of services for
veterans. If such an office is created, the board shall appoint a qualified
veteran to hold the office and the board shall establish the coordinator’s
compensation.

2. The coordinator of services for
veterans shall:

(a) Assist a veteran or the veteran’s spouse or
dependent, if the person requesting assistance is a resident of the county, in
preparing, submitting and pursuing any claim that the person has against the
United States, or any state, to establish the person’s right to any privilege,
preference, care or compensation to which he or she believes that he or she is
entitled;

(b) Aid, assist and cooperate with the Director
and Deputy Director of the Department of Veterans Services and with the Nevada
Veterans Services Commission;

(c) Disseminate information relating to veterans’
benefits in cooperation with the Director and Deputy Director of the Department
of Veterans Services; and

(d) Perform such other services related to
assisting a veteran, or the veteran’s spouse or dependent, as requested by the
board of county commissioners.

3. Two or more counties jointly may create
one office of coordinator of services for veterans to serve those counties.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, the office of coordinator of services for veterans must be supported
from money in the county general fund and from any gifts or grants received by
the county for the support of the office.

2. The board of county commissioners of a
county that creates the office of coordinator of services for veterans is
authorized to accept funds from the Director of the Department of Veterans
Services pursuant to subsection 8 of NRS
417.090 for the support of the office.

3. The board of county commissioners of a
county that creates the office of coordinator of services for veterans may
enter into an agreement with the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of
the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of obtaining
federal matching funds to contribute to the salaries and expenses of the office
of coordinator of services for veterans for its activities which are reasonably
related to the programs of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health and which
benefit or result in cost avoidance for the Division.

1. The board of county commissioners of
each county whose population is 700,000 or more may establish by ordinance an
advisory committee on aircraft noise.

2. If a board of county commissioners
establishes a committee, the board shall appoint to the committee 11 members as
follows:

(a) Four members who live in neighborhoods
affected by aircraft noise;

(b) One member who lives in a neighborhood that
is adjacent to an airport;

(c) One member who represents commercial
operators of helicopters;

(d) One member who represents general aviation;

(e) One member who represents the division of Air
Traffic Services of the Federal Aviation Administration;

(f) One member who represents a business that is
affected by aircraft noise or is adjacent to an airport;

(g) One member who represents the department of
aviation of the county; and

(h) One member who represents the board of county
commissioners of the county.

3. The members of the committee shall
serve terms of 2 years. Members may be reappointed for additional terms of 2
years in the same manner as the original appointments. Any vacancy occurring in
the membership of the committee must be filled in the same manner as the
original appointment.

4. The board of county commissioners shall
appoint one of the members as chair of the committee, who shall serve as chair
for a term of 1 year. If a vacancy occurs in the position of chair, the vacancy
must be filled in the same manner as the original selection for the remainder
of the unexpired term.

(a) Examine and assess laws and any other information
related to problems of aircraft noise in the county, including, without
limitation, existing and proposed flight paths for aircraft;

(b) Promote increased communication regarding
aircraft noise among relevant public entities and between those entities and
the general public; and

(c) With due regard for the safety and efficiency
of the aviation industry, advise and consult with the Federal Aviation
Administration, the board of county commissioners and all other relevant
federal, state and local governmental agencies, bodies and officials regarding
new and existing programs and approaches for abating aircraft noise.

2. The provisions of this section do not
authorize the committee to take any action with respect to any aircraft that is
operated:

(a) In commercial aviation pursuant to 14 C.F.R.
Part 121 or 14 C.F.R. Part 135, or both;

NRS 244.418Establishment of toll-free telephone number in county whose
population is 700,000 or more to report alleged violations of rules or
regulations pertaining to aircraft noise; maintenance of record of complaints.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, the board of county commissioners of each county whose population
is 700,000 or more shall enact and enforce ordinances requiring the county
airport to:

(a) Establish a toll-free telephone number for
persons to report information regarding alleged violations of rules or
regulations pertaining to aircraft noise, including, without limitation,
deviations from established flight paths; and

(b) Compile and maintain a record of each
complaint that alleges a violation of a rule or regulation pertaining to
aircraft noise.

2. An ordinance enacted pursuant to this
section must not apply to any aircraft that is operated:

NRS 244.421Definitions.As
used in NRS 244.421 to 244.429,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 244.423 to 244.427,
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

NRS 244.427“Youth shelter” defined.“Youth
shelter” means an entity which is not operated for profit and which provides,
at a minimum, necessary services to runaway or homeless youths who qualify for
such services.

NRS 244.429Immunity from civil liability.A
youth shelter and its director, employees, agents or volunteers are immune from
civil liability based upon any act or failure to act while admitting, releasing
or caring for a runaway or homeless youth, unless the act or failure to act was
the result of the gross negligence or intentional or reckless misconduct of the
youth shelter or its director, employees, agents or volunteers.